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

Aytugar, Emre; Kose, TAHA; Gumru, Birsay; Aytugar, Tugce; Yasar, Dogan; ÇENE, Erhan; Mihmanli, Ahmet

doi:10.5812/iranjradiol.40723

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., ...More

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.15, no.3, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.5812/iranjradiol.40723
Title of Journal : IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Abstract

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.