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X Ray Preparation - Articles
Low (lower!) Dose Radiation Dental X-Rays
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Dr. Thomas Gibbs
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 12:31pm
Dr. Gibbs has recently purchased two new dental ray machines to provide the greatest benefits to our patients. This is why we use digital x-rays to produce consistently safer, better results. Here's why our patients find our low-radiation digital x-rays to be superior to any other x-ray technology:
Safer Technology — Our digital x-ray
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Low-Radiation Digital X-rays
by
Randall LaFrom
Posted
Sat 18 Dec 2010 12:13am
radiography. I’m Dr. Randall LaFrom . At LaFrom Dentistry in Cupertino, CA , I’ve invested in digital x-rays because I believe it improves my ability to administer state-of-the-art dental care to my patients.
Benefits of digital radiography over traditional radiography are vast. Studies show, digital x-rays require patients to be subjected to 80-90% less
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How much extra radiation exposure comes from a chest x-ray?
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Neil Kao
Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:27am
This was a question from a mom of a patient, for whom we both agreed a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia would have been a good step. Excellent information can be found at http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/safety/index.cfm?pg=sfty_xray#3. To quote, "in simple terms, we can compare the radiation exposure from one chest x-ray as equivalent
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Low Radiation Panoramic X-rays--Advantages
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Dr. Thomas Gibbs
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 12:31pm
Although a panoramic image does not eliminate the need for the smaller, detailed images of specific teeth obtained from the smaller digital x-rays pictures, it does..., panoramic x-rays provide as many as 40 distinct and relevant dental landmarks as well as revealing many pathological conditions. Clearly, this large clear panoramic view of the dental
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Value of Low Dose Radiation Digital Panoramic X-Rays
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Dr. Thomas Gibbs
Posted
Tue 30 Sep 2008 11:02am
A patient recently asked me why I, who is usually considered to be “on the forefront” of dentistry and technology, waited so long to purchase a digital panoramic x-ray...:
1. Resolution that is vastly improved over early versions.
2. Digital computer enhancement capabilities allow the x-ray image to enhance to reveal details
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Value of Low Dose Radiation Digital Panoramic X-Rays
by
Dr. Thomas Gibbs
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 12:31pm
A patient recently asked me why I, who is usually considered to be “on the forefront” of dentistry and technology, waited so long to purchase a digital panoramic x-ray...:
1. Resolution that is vastly improved over early versions.
2. Digital computer enhancement capabilities allow the x-ray image to enhance to reveal details
Read on »
Low (lower!) Dose Radiation Dental X-Rays
by
Dr. Thomas Gibbs
Posted
Tue 30 Sep 2008 11:02am
Dr. Gibbs has recently purchased two new dental ray machines to provide the greatest benefits to our patients. This is why we use digital x-rays to produce consistently safer, better results. Here's why our patients find our low-radiation digital x-rays to be superior to any other x-ray technology:
Safer Technology — Our digital x-ray machines
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Bone X Ray
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Shilah C. Azib
Posted
Thu 13 May 2010 4:33am
no preparation as such. You are asked to remove your clothes and wear the gown before going for the x-ray. You also have to remove all the jewelry, any metal objects or eye glasses...
An x-ray is a painless test which helps the physician in diagnosing as well as treating the medical conditions of the patient. A bone x-ray shows you a detailed
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Precautions For X Ray Technicians
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Shilah C. Azib
Posted
Thu 25 Mar 2010 8:09pm
precautions for an X-ray technician. This job includes more than positioning a machine and pushing a button. X-Ray Technicians should know everything about and prepare well... to be strenuously followed during each x-ray procedure.
Sometimes you have to move the equipment, avoid static postures and don’t over stretch or over extend your body to move any kind
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