Abstract
Department of Radiological Science, The Graduate School, Eulji University,†Department of Radiological, Science Gachon, UniversityReceived June 16, 2014 / 1st Revised September 24, 2014 / 2nd Revised October 1, 2014 /Accepted for Publication October 7, 2014Recently, the use of panoramic radiography has shown a constant increase, and significant research is underway. However, radiation exposure attracts less attention in dental radiography than in other types of radiography. We used an OSLD for measurement of the entrance skin dose in eyeballs and the thyroid region, both of which are not covered by examinations but are included in radiographical regions and are sensitive to radiation, as well as orally in Incheon and reported the results. The entrance skin dose was 0.0282 mSv on average for the oral region, and 0.0259 mSv on average for the eyeball, and 0.0261mSv on average, for thyroid gland. While there is no proper shielding method for the eyeball, a thyroid protector is not used by most hospitals and most hospitals are equipped with an apron and a thyroid protector separately; thus, it is necessary to use an integration of an apron and a thyroid protector and medical device manufacturers need to develop a method for controlling the length of the slit in the slit-type area of radiation occurrence in order to reduce unnecessary exposure.Keywords : Panoramic radiography, Entrance skin dose, Optical stimulation luminescence dosimeter
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