Re: Leakage radiation for panoramic dental x-ray

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>]

On 22 May 2003 at 15:11, Miltos Tsiakalos wrote:



> Should I consider the leakage radiation limit for such

> a machine at 100 mR/h at 1 m ,as for the usual x-ray

> machines or do you believe that this is a high value ?



I'd be shocked if the tube leakage approaches anything what you're 

proposing. I'd expect it to be a very small dose rate, even at 

contact, negligible at 1 m.

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