This work has been conducted to demonstrate a procedure for using a Konica Minolta computed radiography (CR) system for the measurement of computed tomography (CT) radiation profile width, and to compare this method with conventional and GAFCHROMIC XR-QA2 film measurements. The exposure and processing conditions of a Konica Minolta CR reader system were characterized to establish the relationsh...

Near the inner edge of the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt (EKB) are Pluto and Charon, which are known to have N2and H2O-dominated surface ices, respectively. Such non-polar and polar ices, and perhaps mixtures of them, also may be present on other trans-Neptunian objects. Pluto, Charon, and all EKB objects reside in a weak, but constant UV-photon and energetic ion radiation environment that drives chemi...

background and aims. the aim of this study was to evaluate x-ray protection methods in dental offices in tabriz. materials and methods. in this study 142 dental offices were evaluated. a questionnaire-based method was used. the data was analyzed by descriptive methods. results. the least commonly used methods were leaded walls (4.9%) and film badges (16.9%) and the most commonly used methods we...

Basic elements of front-end electronics and signal processing for radiation detectors are presented. The text covers system components, signal resolution, electronic noise and filtering, digitization, and some common pitfalls in practical systems.

background: 3dcrt (three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy) and imrt (intensity-modulated radiotherapy) has provided us with tools to delineate the radiation dose distribution of tumor targets. however, the precision of radiation can be compromised by respiratory motion, which usually limits the geometric and dosimetric accuracy of radiotherapy. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the imp...

The digital revolution is changing the world, and dentistry is no exception. The introduction of a whole range of digital devices (intraoral, extraoral, face scanners and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) with low dose radiation) and processing software

background: radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. in canada, the health authorities have no access to comprehensive profile of the communities built over uranium-rich micro-geological settings. the present indoor radon monitoring guideline is unable to provide an accurate identification of health hazards due to discounting several parameters of housing characteristics....

introduction the exposure of human beings to ionizing radiation from natural sources is a continuing and inescapable feature of life on earth. for most individuals, this exposure exceeds that from all man-made sources combined. materials and methods in this study, the annual effective dose in high level environmental background radiation areas (hlebras) of northern city of ramsar in iran was de...