Review Article
Standards and guidelines of radiation protection and safety in dental X-ray examinations
Xiaolong Guo, Gang Li, Yong Cheng, Qiang Yu, Hu Wang, Zuyan Zhang
Published 2017-12-09
Cite as Chin J Stomatol, 2017, 52(12): 762-772. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2017.12.011
Abstract
With the rapid development of imaging technology, the application of dental imaging in diagnosis, treatment planning, intraoperative surgical navigation, monitoring of treatment or lesion development and assessment of treatment outcomes is playing an essential role in oral healthcare. The increased total number of dental X-ray examinations is accompanied by a relatively significant increase in collective dose to patients as well as to dental healthcare workers, which is harmful to human bodies to a certain degree. Some radiation protection standards and guidelines in dental radiology have been published in European countries, US, Canada and Australia, etc. Adherence to these standards and guidelines helps to achieve images with diagnostic quality and avoid unnecessary and repeated exposures. However, no radiation protection standard or guideline with regard to dental X-ray examinations has been put in force so far in mainland China. Therefore, a literature review on available radiation protection standards and guidelines was conducted to provide reference to the development of radiation protection standards or guidelines in mainland China.
Key words:
Dental X-ray examinations; Radiation protection; Standard; Guideline; Radiation risk
Contributor Information
Xiaolong Guo
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology &
National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology &
Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
Gang Li
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology &
National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology &
Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
Yong Cheng
Department of Radiology, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Qiang Yu
Department of Radiology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine &
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology &
Shaihai Research Institute of Stomatology &
National Clinical Research Center of Stomalology, Shanghai 200011, China
Hu Wang
Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University &
State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases &
National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
Zuyan Zhang
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology &
National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology &
Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
