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Author Spotlight: Three-Dimensional Cephalometric Landmark Annotation Demonstration on Human Cone Beam Computed Tomography Scans
Published on: September 8, 2023
[Dosimetry of cone-beam computed tomography and multi-slice computed tomography scanning for temporal bone]
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
Abstract:
Objective: To compare the effective radiation dose levels of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) with those of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) when scanning for the temporal bone. Methods: The absorbed doses of CBCT and MSCT scanners were detected using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) that were placed in a head and neck phantom and a RGD-3D dose reader.Then the effective doses were calculated and expressed according to the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) 2007 guidelines. Results: Three-dimensional images about temporal bone can obtained by both CBCT and MSCT scanners in this study.The effective dose value of CBCT scanning for bilateral and unilateral temporal bone was 164.1 μSv (bone marrow: 32.1 μSv; thyroid gland: 10.6 μSv; salivary glands: 31.0 μSv), and 98.1 μSv (bone marrow: 17.4 μSv; thyroid gland: 6.2 μSv; salivary glands: 16.1 μSv), respectively.The dose of MSCT scanning for bilateral temporal bone was 714.6 μSv (bone marrow: 95.1 μSv; thyroid gland: 127.8 μSv; salivary glands: 135.7 μSv). Conclusions: When scanning for the temporal regions, the dose levels for CBCT are lower than those for MSCT.Dose levels reduction for CBCT could be obtained when smaller regions were scanned.
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