Abstract

We investigated the effect of using additional accessories with a conventional X-ray machine to reduce patient exposure during full-mouth dental radiography. LiF extruded-rod thermoluminescent dosimeters were placed in 23 anatomical sities of a Randophantom and the phantom was exposed to a Turkish dental X-ray machine operated at 60 kV, 10 mA for 0.5 sec periods. Maximum reductions were observed at the eyes (80%), in the thyroid (70.6%), under the collar bone (59.9% average) and the gonads (44.5%).

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