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. 2010 Mar 31;2009:634567. doi: 10.1155/2009/634567

Table 2.

Reported Comparative Radiation Effective Dose (E 2007) from Selected Medium and Full FOV CBCT Systems.

Dosea
Absolute Comparative

CBCT unit Ref. Technique Effective dosea (μSv) Digital panoramic equivalentb No. of days of annual per capita backgroundc

CB MercuRay [16] 100 kVp 12-in/9-in/6-in 479/402/369 34/29/26 58/49/45
[16] 120 kVp 12-in/9-in/6-in 761/680/603 54/49/40 93/83/73
[17] Implant mode 511 36.5 62
[18] 19 cm (Max/Stand)/15 cm Pan/10 cm I 1073/569/560/407 77/41/40/20 131/69/68/50
Galileos [18] Default/Maximum 70/128 5/9.1 8.5/15.6
i-Cat Next Gen [18] (portrait-17 cm/landscape-13 cm) 74/87 5.3/6.2 9/10.6
i-Cat Classic [19] 22 cm/13 cm (40 s/10 s) 82/77/48 5.9/5.5/3.4 10/9.4/5.8
[20] 6 cm Mn (HR/LR) 189/96 13.5/6.86 23/11.7
[20] 6 cm Mx (HR/LR) 93/59 6.6/4.2 11/7.2
[20] 22 cm/full 206/134 14.7/9.6 25/16
[21] 13 cm 61.1 4.4 7.4
Iluma [18] 20 s/40 s 98/498 7/35.6 11.9/60.6
Newtom 9000 [21] 23 cm 56.2 4 6.9
Newtom 3G [22] 12-in (Male/female) 93/95 6.6/6.8 11.3/11.6
[18] 19 cm 68 4.9 8.3
[19] 6/9/12-in 57/191/30 4/13.6/2.1 6.9/23.2/3.7

aUsing 2007 ICRP calculations.

bMedian of published effective dose for digital dental panoramic radiography  =  14 μSv.

cAnnual per capita  =  3.0 mSv (3,000 μSv) per annum.