Are Bismuth Shields Useful in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology Practice for the Protection of Eyes and Thyroid Glands from Ionizing Radiation?

Aytugar E., Kose T. E., Gumru B., Aytugar T. B., Yasar D., ÇENE E., ...Daha Fazla

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, cilt.15, sa.3, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5812/iranjradiol.40723
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The eye lens and thyroid gland are sensitive to radiation and have a risk of being exposed to primary beams and scattered radiation during dental radiographic examinations.