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Backscattering from dental restorations and splint materials during therapeutic radiation

Conference · · Radiology; (United States)
OSTI ID:5425816
Models were constructed to simulate as closely as possible the human oral cavity. Radiation absorbed doses were determined for controls and various test situations involving the presence of dental restorative and splint materials during cobalt-60 irradiation of the models. Adjacent gold full crowns and adjacent solid dental silver amalgam cores both increased the dose to the interproximal gingivae by 20%. Use of orthodontic full bands for splinting the jaws increased the dose to the buccal tissues by an average of 10%. Augmentation of dose through backscatter radiation was determined to be only slight for intracoronal amalgam fillings and stainless steel or plastic bracket splints.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Louisville School of Medicine, KY
OSTI ID:
5425816
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Journal Volume: 156:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English