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. 2019 Feb 9;48(5):20180301. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20180301

Table 3.

Quantitative summary of normalized stray radiation air kerma values (SNorm)

Device Median air kerma (nGy) Mean air kerma (nGy) Max air kerma
(nGy)
Median air kerma typically required for D-speed film (1.6 mGy air kerma at end of dental cone)
BIOX-IPX 0 28 83 264
Nomad Pro2 54 126 416
SAF-3000 56 135 421
Xray2Go 44 133 423
Zen-PX2 154 203 510
Mean 67 136 407
Median air kerma typically required for digital receptor (0.8 mGy air kerma at end of dental cone)
BIOX-IPX 0 14 41 132
Nomad Pro2 27 63 208
SAF-3000 28 67 211
Xray2Go 22 66 211
Zen-PX2 77 101 255
Mean 34 68 203

Measured stray radiation air kerma values as normalized to the median air kerma values typically required to produce a diagnostically acceptable image on a digital receptor (0.8 mGy) and D-Speed film (1.6 mGy).