Basic Guide to Dental Radiography

Tim Reynolds has worked for many years as a radiographer in the NHS. Outside of clinical work Tim has worked in radiographic education for more than 20 years. Tim was a nationally elected member of the College of Radiographers Council. During his time on Council he was a member of the team that liaised with the Dental Nurse Standards Advisory Board to jointly develop the syllabus of study which provided the model for dental nurse radiography courses. He also sat on the National Executive of the British Radiation Protection Association. Formerly Principal Tutor for the Diagnostic Radiography undergraduate course at Keele University, Tim now runs his own educational consultancy specialising in radiography training for dental nurses.

• Acknowledgements viii1 General physics 12 X-ray production 123 X-ray interaction with matter 274 Principles of image formation 365 Imaging with dental X-ray film 466 Digital imaging recording 617 X-ray equipment 708 Radiation doses and dose measurement 789 Biological effects of X-rays 8610 Legislation: Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (IRR 1999) 9411 Legislation: Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2000 (IR(ME)R 2000), Statutory Instrument 1059 10812 Quality assurance 11413 Dental intra-oral paralleling techniques 12814 Orthopantomography 15915 Other dental radiographic techniques 170Appendix A: Adequate training 189Appendix B: Image quality troubleshooting 192Index 201