Arthur X M Mancini, Gabriela A Carmozini, Thiago M Inácio, Marcela T Rea, Cassiana Viccari, Danieli M Brasil, Christiano Oliveira-Santos
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Abstract
Objectives: This study evaluated the impact of variations in anteroposterior and lateral tilts of patients' head on radiation-weighted doses to organs/tissues and effective doses using three different cone beam computed tomography machines.
Methods: An anthropomorphic phantom was used to estimate radiation doses in three CBCT machines (OP300, Eagle X 3D, and Eagle Edge). Thermoluminescent dosimeters were placed in regions corresponding to pre-stablished organ/tissues. CBCT examinations from the posterior mandible and anterior maxilla regions were acquired, with three different anteroposterior angulations (0°, 30°, and 45°), and from the posterior mandible in three different lateral angulations (0°, 20° to the left, and 20° to the right side). Radiation-weighted doses for each organ/tissue and effective doses were calculated for each machine and angulation.
Results: For the posterior mandible acquisitions, anteroposterior angulations of the head at 30° and 45° yielded a reduction in effective doses in all three devices. A 20° tilt to the right side resulted in lower doses than to the left (same side as the FOV). For the anterior maxilla, increased anteroposterior angulation was associated with reduction in effective dose in two devices.
Conclusion: Effective doses are lower when small FOV CBCT exams of the posterior mandible and anterior maxilla are acquired with increased anteroposterior head angulation at 30° and 45°. For FOV in the posterior mandible, a 20° lateral tilt towards the side opposite to the FOV also yields lower effective doses. The main contribution to these dose reductions is the decrease in dose to salivary glands.
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Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (DMFR) is the journal of the International Association of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (IADMFR) and covers the closely related fields of oral radiology and head and neck imaging.
Established in 1972, DMFR is a key resource keeping dentists, radiologists and clinicians and scientists with an interest in Head and Neck imaging abreast of important research and developments in oral and maxillofacial radiology.
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