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Abstract
Thermoluminescent dosimeters were used in a tissue-equivalent phantom to measure doses
of radiation absorbed by various structures in the head when the temporomandibular
joint was examined by four different radiographic techniques—the transcranial, transorbital,
and sigmoid notch (Parma) projections and the lateral tomograph. The highest doses
of radiation occurred at the point of entry for the x-ray beam, ranging from 112 mrad
for the transorbital view to 990 mrad for the sigmoid notch view. Only the transorbital
projection produced a radiation dose to the lens of the eye. Of the four techniques
evaluated, the lateral tomograph produced the highest doses to the pituitary gland
and the bone marrow, while the sigmoid notch radiograph produced the highest doses
to the parotid gland.
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☆This study was supported by National Institutes of Health Short-Term Training Grant DE 07101 and the School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan.
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© 1985 Published by Elsevier Inc.
