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Table 1 Monte Carlo PCXMC estimates of organ dose on the variation of Zref

From: Estimated radiation risk of cancer from dental cone-beam computed tomography imaging in orthodontics patients

 

Organ Dose (μGy)

Organ/Zref.

75 cm

77.5 cm

80 cm

82.5 cm

83 cm (CL)

85 cm

87.5 cm

90 cm

92.5 cm

Brain

18.37

38.27

107.35

239.67

269.58

389.1

501.96

527.39

465.4

Esophagus

21.2

7.53

3.86

2.79

2.93

1.55

0.47

0.36

0.5

Salivary glands

463.58

715.93

783.88

763.54

738.29

609.18

308.01

71.91

26.6

Thyroid

928.77

486.49

113.07

49.54

46.97

32.25

14.39

9.65

2.46

  1. CL centerline