The effectiveness of the thyroid shield in dental radiology. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1984; 58: 225 - 236Paula A. Sikorski , Kenneth W. Taylor . (1984) The effectiveness of the thyroid shield in dental radiology. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology 58 , 225-236 Online ...
The radiation protection features that were abstracted from the cephalometric radiograph were the presence of a thyroid shield and a lead apron. When the superior border of the radio-opaque outline of a radiation protection garment did not follow the profile of the patient's chest, or when it p...
two phases. The first was the MC simulation of different combinations of shielding materials to assess the efficiency of X-ray attenuation in the shields. The second was the construction and testing of the shield which was more efficient in MC calculations as a thyroid shield in brain CT scan...
I spoke by telephone with Dr. Debra Monticciolo, theChair of the Commission on Quality and Safety at the American College of Radiologyand thePresident of the Society of Breast Imaging. Straight off, she told me emphatically that a shield impedes a good mammogram. She said, “Use of a thy...
Thyroid shield covers will be used to improve overall sanitary conditions in the field of Radiology. The Sani-Thyro thyroid shield cover will be used to protect lead thyroid shields from becoming soiled with blood and other bodily fluids during Radiological procedures in which lead apparel is ...
Objectives: To evaluate the utility of the application of a thyroid shield in intraoral radiography when using rectangular collimation.Hoogeveen, Reinier C.Hazenoot, BartSanderink, Gerard C. H.Berkhout, W. Erwin R.DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology
Oral radiologyRadiation dose reductionPurposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the influence that collimator and technique choice had on the radiation dose detected at the thyroid gland position, during intra-oral examinations of the upper and lower teeth. Radiation dose reduction from a ...
Background: The value for the use of thyroid shield is one of the issues in radiation protection of patients in dental panoramic imaging.Hafezi, LadanArianezhad, S. MarjanPooya, Seyed Mahdi HosseiniIslamic Azad Univ Dept Maxillofacial Radiol Dent Branch Tehran IranDentoMaxilloFacial Radiology...