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ArticleDento maxillo facial radiology2021

Ambient dose during intraoral radiography with current techniques: part 3: effect of tube voltage.

Reinier Cornelis Hoogeveen, Dirk van Beest, Erwin Berkhout

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3 authors.

Reinier Cornelis HoogeveenDepartment of Oral Radiology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9985-6615
Dirk van BeestDepartment of Oral Radiology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Erwin BerkhoutDepartment of Oral Radiology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

objectivesThis study was conducted to assess the impact of tube voltage on ambient dose during intraoral radiography, specifically remnant-beam transmission and scattered radiation. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Remnant-beam and scattered radiation doses were recorded using a phantom at tube voltages of 60, 63, 66 and 70 kV. Mathematical equations depicting their relations were then formulated, and reference values were calculated at the various voltages tested. Total ambient doses per exposure at 60 kV and at 70 kV were compared.

resultsBoth remnant-beam transmission and scattered radiation increased ~40% by increasing tube voltage from 60 kV to 70 kV, and the relation was linear. A remnant beam transmission reference value of 7.5% was established at 70 kV, as well as a conversion factor of 0.035 µSv/mAs at 1 m for scattered radiation at 60 kV. Given longer exposure times at 60 kV, total ambient dose proved higher at 60 kV than at 70 kV.

conclusionHigher tube voltage results in higher remnant-beam transmission and more scattered radiation per workload. The relation is linear in the range between 60kV and 70 kV. Remnant-beam transmission at 70 kV is safely assessed at 7.5%. A conversion factor at 60 kV of 0.035 µSv/mAs at 1 m for the scattered radiation dose can be proposed. Total ambient dose per exposure was higher at 60kV than at 70 kV.

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RadiographyHumansPhantoms, ImagingRadiation DosageDental equipmentDental radiographyRadiation monitoringRadiation protection

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PMID33180551
PMCPMC8077998

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