Table 4.
Number of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic radiography (PR) machines per State/Territory
Modality | State/Territory | Number of machines per million population | Ratio of machine uptake per million population | Number of machines per 1000 dentists | Ratio of machine uptake per 1000 dentists | ||
2014 | 2020 | 2014 | 2020 | ||||
CBCT | ACT | 31 | 49 | 1.58 | 42 | 63 | 1.50 |
NSW | 2 | 21 | 9.87 | 3 | 31 | 9.74 | |
NT | 12 | 45 | 3.68 | 29 | 99 | 3.44 | |
QLD | 20 | 43 | 2.08 | 32 | 59 | 1.85 | |
SA | 12 | 37 | 3.12 | 17 | 53 | 3.08 | |
TAS | 14 | 32 | 2.34 | 32 | 64 | 2.02 | |
VIC | 12 | 24 | 2.03 | 19 | 37 | 2.00 | |
WA | 3 | 18 | 5.78 | 5 | 25 | 5.20 | |
PR | ACT | 121 | 168 | 1.39 | 166 | 218 | 1.31 |
NSW | 32 | 122 | 3.76 | 49 | 181 | 3.71 | |
NT | 57 | 86 | 1.50 | 135 | 189 | 1.41 | |
QLD | 89 | 132 | 1.49 | 139 | 184 | 1.32 | |
SA | 91 | 116 | 1.28 | 132 | 166 | 1.26 | |
TAS | 56 | 133 | 2.35 | 131 | 266 | 2.04 | |
VIC | 65 | 79 | 1.21 | 103 | 123 | 1.20 | |
WA | 143 | 188 | 1.31 | 227 | 267 | 1.18 |