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Dental Radiation Safety

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Use of lead apron in keeping with what concept of patient protection
ALARA (As low as reasonably achievable)
This is required on all x-ray equipment to remove long wavelength x-rays
Aluminum Filter
Maximum Permissible Dose
Dose of radiation the body can endure with little or no injury within a specific period
Maximum Accumulated Dose
The maximum accumulated lifetime radiation dose
Film Holding Device
reduces exposure to patient and movement of the film and stabilizes film
What are the three categories of methods for protecting oral health personnel from radiation?
Distance, Shielding, and time
When is the thyroid collar recommended?
Intraoral Exam
Inherent Filtration
filtration that is built into the x-ray tube. Such as the oil surrounding the tube and glass window
Added Filtration
refers to aluminum discs in the x-ray path between the collimator and the tubehead in the x-ray machine.
Total Filtration
the sum of inherent and added filtration
what material and how much is used in a lead apron?
.25mm of lead or its equivalent
what is the ideal place to stand or protection when taking a radio-graph?
behind a structural barrier
this controls the size and shape of the useful beam
collimator
what is the technique of choice for exposing perriapical radio graphs
paralleling technique
When taking a x-ray what angle should the operator stand from where the primary beam exits the patient
45 Degrees
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