Radiation

Radiation exposure getting more exposure as researchers and health care providers give increased attention to potential cancer r

A recent article in the New York Times casts some negative light on the use of Cone Beam Visual Therapy imaging machines that are becoming popular among dentists. The machines use radiation to create an image that dentists use to diagnose oral health disease and this use of radiation adds to a patient’s radiation exposure that is burgeoning due to an increase in medical imaging tests such as x-rays and computed tomography scans.

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J. MORITA ANNOUNCES CONE BEAM/3D DOSE REDUCTION OF 30 - 40%

J.Morita, major imaging technology manufacturer, announced a major reduction in X-ray dosage of its cone beam (or 3D) X-ray units. Morita’s 3D product lines now come automatically equipped with a Dose Reduction Feature that lowers dosage from 30% to 40% on all three-dimensional fields of view. Additionally, the Dose Reduction Feature does not diminish clarity of image, and in fact, enhances the display of soft tissue.

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Radiation & Accuracy

 
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