Absorbed doses from temporomandibular joint radiography

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Oral Surg., Oral Med., Oral Pathol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4220(85)90197-5· OSTI ID:5211998

Brooks, S L; Lanzetta, M L

Thermoluminescent dosimeters were used in a tissue-equivalent phantom to measure doses of radiation absorbed by various structures in the head when the temporomandibular joint was examined by four different radiographic techniques--the transcranial, transorbital, and sigmoid notch (Parma) projections and the lateral tomograph. The highest doses of radiation occurred at the point of entry for the x-ray beam, ranging from 112 mrad for the transorbital view to 990 mrad for the sigmoid notch view. Only the transorbital projection a radiation dose to the lens of the eye. Of the four techniques evaluated, the lateral tomograph produced the highest doses to the pituitary gland and the bone marrow, while the sigmoid notch radiograph produced the highest doses to the parotid gland.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• OSTI ID: 5211998
• Journal Information: Oral Surg., Oral Med., Oral Pathol.; (United States), Vol. 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
TISSUE-EQUIVALENT MATERIALS
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EYES
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PITUITARY GLAND
THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY
X RADIATION
ANIMAL TISSUES
BODY
BODY AREAS
DOSES
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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
FACE
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HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
IONIZING RADIATIONS
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STRUCTURAL MODELS
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