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., ...Daha Fazla

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

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.