Radiation dose evaluation of dental cone beam computed tomography using an anthropomorphic adult head phantom

Dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) provides high-resolution tomographic images and has been gradually used in clinical practice. Thus, it is important to examine the amount of radiation dose resulting from dental CBCT examinations. In this study, we developed an in-house anthropomorphic adu...

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Published in:Radiation physics and chemistry (Oxford, England : 1993) England : 1993), 2014-11, Vol.104, p.287-291
Main Authors: Wu, Jay, Shih, Cheng-Ting, Ho, Chang-hung, Liu, Yan-Lin, Chang, Yuan-Jen, Min Chao, Max, Hsu, Jui-Ting
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Anthropomorphic phantom
Beams (radiation)
Computation
Dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)
Error analysis
Necks
Scanning
Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD)
Tomography
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Summary:Dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) provides high-resolution tomographic images and has been gradually used in clinical practice. Thus, it is important to examine the amount of radiation dose resulting from dental CBCT examinations. In this study, we developed an in-house anthropomorphic adult head phantom to evaluate the level of effective dose. The anthropomorphic phantom was made of acrylic and filled with plaster to replace the bony tissue. The contour of the head was extracted from a set of adult computed tomography (CT) images. Different combinations of the scanning parameters of CBCT were applied. Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) were used to measure the absorbed doses at 19 locations in the head and neck regions. The effective doses measured using the proposed phantom at 65, 75, and 85kVp in the D-mode were 72.23, 100.31, and 134.29µSv, respectively. In the I-mode, the effective doses were 108.24, 190.99, and 246.48µSv, respectively. The maximum percent error between the doses measured by the proposed phantom and the Rando phantom was l4.90%. Therefore, the proposed anthropomorphic adult head phantom is applicable for assessing the radiation dose resulting from clinical dental CBCT. •A home-made anthropomorphic adult head phantom was proposed.•The proposed phantom can be easily built with lower price than the standard Rando phantom.•The proposed phantom can be used for evaluating the effective dose during dental CBCT scanning.
ISSN:0969-806X
1879-0895
DOI:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.11.024