Reduction of operator exposure by rectangular collimation in portable intraoral radiography
Abstract
Portable intraoral X-ray units are frequently used for home-visit dental treatment and personal dental identification. Therefore, the reduction of operator exposure is crucial. Rectangular collimation is effective at reducing patient exposure and operator exposure; however, its effects are not known. We investigated the reduction of operator exposure through rectangular collimation by measuring the backscattered dose in relation to the operator exposure dose. Using a portable intraoral X-ray unit, a head phantom for CT dose measurement as the object, a dosimeter, and stainless-steel rectangular collimator, a 1-cm ambient dose equivalent was measured in intervals of 15° in horizontal and vertical planes with the radii of 50 and 100 cm. The backscattered dose decreased to approximately one-third when a rectangular collimator was attached to the cone tip. This may have been due to the reduction of the volume of scattered X-rays generated in the phantom by rectangular collimation. We clarified that rectangular collimation is effective at reducing the operator exposure and is useful for protecting the operators of portable intraoral X-ray units during home-visit dental treatment and personal dental identification.
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