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Article Category: Research Article
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Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 1984

Imaging Characteristics of New Screen/Film Systems for Cephalometric Radiography

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Page Range: 36 – 54
DOI: 10.1043/0003-3219(1984)054<0036:ICONFS>2.0.CO;2
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Abstract

The advent of rare-earth screen/film combinations has brought substantial x-ray dose reductions with minimal loss in imaging quality. The physical charateristics of these recording systems are described and their potential for use in routine cephalometric studies is evaluated.

Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists

Contributor Notes

Dr. Fatouros is Associate Professor of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Physics from Ohio State University

Dr. Gibbs is Associate Professor of Radiology and Dentistry, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He holds a D.D.S. degree from Emory University and a Ph.D. in Radiation Biology from the University of Rochester

Mr. Skubic is a Graduate Student in Radiology at The Medical College of Virginia. He holds a M.A. degree in Physics from Duke University

Dr. Rao is Professor of Radiology at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He holds an Sc.D. degree in Radiological Physics from Johns Hopkins University

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