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  2. Dental radiography - Wikipedia

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    Dental radiographs, commonly known as X-rays, are radiographs used to diagnose hidden dental structures, malignant or benign masses, bone loss, and cavities.. A radiographic image is formed by a controlled burst of X-ray radiation which penetrates oral structures at different levels, depending on varying anatomical densities, before striking the film or sensor.

  3. Background radiation equivalent time - Wikipedia

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    The BRET is the creation of Professor J R Cameron. [2] The BRET value corresponding to a dose of radiation is the number of days of average natural background dose it is equivalent to.

  4. Radiation exposure - Wikipedia

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    Number of chest X-rays resulting in same effective dose Skull radiography (X-ray) 0.015 1 Chest X-ray 0.013 1 Lumbar spine X-ray 0.44 30 Abdomen X-ray 0.46 35 Pelvis X-ray 0.48 35 Screening mammography (4 views) 0.2 15 Dental X-ray (intraoral) 0.013 1 Diagnostic fluoroscopy: barium swallow 1 70 Cardiac angiography 7 500 Head CT 2 150 Chest CT 10

  5. The nation's largest dental association said Thursday it will no longer recommend the use of lead aprons and thyroid collars on patients who are getting dental X-rays. Also, the aprons and collars ...

  6. Sievert - Wikipedia

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    U.S. limit on effective dose for general-use x-ray security screening systems such as those previously used in airport security screening [38] 5–10: μSv: One set of dental radiographs [39] 80: μSv: Average (one time) dose to people living within 10 mi (16 km) of the plant during the Three Mile Island accident [40] 400–600: μSv:

  7. Oral and maxillofacial radiology - Wikipedia

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    ConeBeam computerized tomography image of a post-operative orthognathic surgery. Oral and maxillofacial radiology, also known as dental and maxillofacial radiology, or even more common DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology, is the specialty of dentistry concerned with performance and interpretation of diagnostic imaging used for examining the craniofacial, dental and adjacent structures.

  8. Universal Numbering System - Wikipedia

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    Universal numbering system. This is a dental practitioner view, so tooth number 1, the rear upper tooth on the patient's right, appears on the left of the chart. The Universal Numbering System, sometimes called the "American System", is a dental notation system commonly used in the United States. [1] [2]

  9. Effective dose (radiation) - Wikipedia

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    Chest X-ray: 0.1 mSv: 10 days Heart: Coronary CT angiography: 12 mSv: 4 years Coronary CT calcium scan: 3 mSv: 1 year Abdominal: CT of abdomen and pelvis: 10 mSv: 3 years CT of abdomen and pelvis, low dose protocol: 3 mSv [17] 1 year CT of abdomen and pelvis, with + without radiocontrast: 20 mSv: 7 years CT Colonography: 6 mSv: 2 years ...