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X Ray Radiation - Articles
Low (lower!) Dose Radiation Dental X-Rays
by
Dr. Thomas Gibbs
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 12:31pm
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 use at least about 95% less radiation than conventional film x-rays.
Better Results — The low radiation digital x-ray technology we use reveals things that film x-rays
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Low-Radiation Digital X-rays
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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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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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Low (lower!) Dose Radiation Dental X-Rays
by
Dr. Thomas Gibbs
Posted
Tue 30 Sep 2008 11:02am
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 use at least about 95% less radiation than conventional film x-rays.
Better Results — The low radiation digital x-ray technology we use reveals things that film x-rays simply
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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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Value of Low Dose Radiation Digital Panoramic X-Rays
by
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 »
Definition Of X Ray
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Shilah C. Azib
Posted
Mon 08 Feb 2010 5:37pm
W. Roentgen. Other alternative names for x-ray are radiographyx-ray filmsplain films. An x-ray is a type of radiation that is used for imaging as well as therapy with the help of short... their way in the similar path as the gratings bent the visible light. The positioned row of the atoms in a crystal acts as the grooves of grating.
The diagnostic x-rays are the very
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Detection Of X Ray
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Shilah C. Azib
Posted
Wed 21 Apr 2010 7:15pm
has contributed to develop many other specialized techniques such as radiography, which is used for medical diagnosis. This is most common technique used for detection of X-ray.
The detection of x-rays has many applications in radiographic images. Different equipments are used for to detect x-rays. The photographic plates and photographic films are used
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