Tomography, Vol. 8, Pages 2939-2945: Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Cone Beam Computed Tomography Scans in the United Arab Emirates

Figure 1. Patients’ dose (mode, median, range and percentile).

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Figure 2. Mean organ dose (mGy) during CBCT procedure.

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Table 1. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max features and exposure parameters.

Table 1. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max features and exposure parameters.

Parameter CharacteristicsResolution NormalIsotropic voxel size (mm)0.16–0.32Tube voltage, mA90 (kVp), 16 mATube current-time product 158 ± 2.6 (16.0–196.0) (mAs)Filtration 2.8 (mm Al)Degree of rotation3600Dimension of collimator area 8 × 13 (cm2)Dose optimisation Ultra-Low Dose™ imaging protocol, Pulsed X-ray radiography

Table 2. Current study’s proposed dose compared to those of previous studies.

Table 2. Current study’s proposed dose compared to those of previous studies.

Dose (mGy.cm2)Current Study1000IAEA1000Japan (2013)414Finland (2016)380UK (2017)265Switzerland (2020)638

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