The CBCT scanner evaluated in this project was the i- CAT ® (Imaging Sciences International ... through which the central axis of the x-ray beam is directed so that positive z axis points upwards ...

For a spine plus femur DEXA scan ... In pencil beam systems the dose is generally less than 1 μSv, while values between 1 to 10 μSv have been reported for fan beam systems. One study estimates the ...

In the dental setting, techniques exist for imaging ... may have cone beam computed tomography units, particularly where complex orthodontic and implant work is performed. Due to the risk of ...

esophagus effective dose 0.85 μSv at Zref 75.0 cm, and salivary glands 7.84 μSv at Zref 80.0 cm. The total effective dose was 30.99 μSv in the dental CBCT x-ray beam centerline.