INTRODUCTION In rural and remote parts of New South Wales (NSW) Australia, GPs and registered nurses who have completed a short course in basic radiography perform X-ray examinations when or where a radiographer is not available. This is a form of 'skills transfer'. They are licensed under the NSW Radiation Control Act 1990 to perform a limited range of examination types, providing a valuable s...

Introduction The present work describes a study in which, based on patient dose measurements, thermoluminescent dosimeters were used to obtain the diagnostic reference level arising from panoramic radiography. Materials and Methods Ten panoramic units and a sample of 15 patients per X-ray unit were studied. Two thermoluminescent dosimeter chips were placed on the skin surface of selected organs...

4 Sr. Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Rajasthan, India Sr. Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Rajasthan, India Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Rajasthan, India Sr. Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Rajast...