TY  - JOUR
AU  - Siiskonen, Teemu
AU  - Gallagher, Aoife
AU  - Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera
AU  - Novak, Leos
AU  - Sans Merce, Marta
AU  - Farah, Jad
AU  - Dabin, Jérémie
AU  - Malchair, Françoise
AU  - Knežević, Željka
AU  - Kortesniemi, Mika
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9838
AB  - Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been available since the late 1990s for use in dentistry. European legislation requires optimisation of protection and the use of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) as well as regular quality control (QC) of the imaging devices, which is well outlined in existing international recommendations. Nevertheless, the level of application is not known. Earlier studies have indicated that few European countries have established DRLs and that patient doses (exposure parameters) have not been properly optimised. The EURADOS Working Group 12-Dosimetry in Medical Imaging undertook a survey to identify existing practices in Member States. Questionnaires were developed to identify equipment types, clinical procedures performed, and exposure settings used. The surveys were circulated to 22 countries resulting in 28 responses from 13 countries. Variations were identified in the exposure factors and in the doses delivered to patients for similar clinical indicators. Results confirm that patient doses are still not properly optimised and DRLs are largely not established. There is a need to promote the importance of performing QC testing of dental CBCT equipment and to further optimise patient exposure by establishment and use of DRLs as a part of a continuous optimisation process.
T2  - Journal of Radiological Protection: Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection
T1  - A European perspective on dental cone beam computed tomography systems with a focus on optimisation utilising diagnostic reference levels
VL  - 41
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.1088/1361-6498/abdd05
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Siiskonen, Teemu and Gallagher, Aoife and Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera and Novak, Leos and Sans Merce, Marta and Farah, Jad and Dabin, Jérémie and Malchair, Françoise and Knežević, Željka and Kortesniemi, Mika",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been available since the late 1990s for use in dentistry. European legislation requires optimisation of protection and the use of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) as well as regular quality control (QC) of the imaging devices, which is well outlined in existing international recommendations. Nevertheless, the level of application is not known. Earlier studies have indicated that few European countries have established DRLs and that patient doses (exposure parameters) have not been properly optimised. The EURADOS Working Group 12-Dosimetry in Medical Imaging undertook a survey to identify existing practices in Member States. Questionnaires were developed to identify equipment types, clinical procedures performed, and exposure settings used. The surveys were circulated to 22 countries resulting in 28 responses from 13 countries. Variations were identified in the exposure factors and in the doses delivered to patients for similar clinical indicators. Results confirm that patient doses are still not properly optimised and DRLs are largely not established. There is a need to promote the importance of performing QC testing of dental CBCT equipment and to further optimise patient exposure by establishment and use of DRLs as a part of a continuous optimisation process.",
journal = "Journal of Radiological Protection: Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection",
title = "A European perspective on dental cone beam computed tomography systems with a focus on optimisation utilising diagnostic reference levels",
volume = "41",
number = "2",
doi = "10.1088/1361-6498/abdd05"
}

Siiskonen, T., Gallagher, A., Ciraj-Bjelac, O., Novak, L., Sans Merce, M., Farah, J., Dabin, J., Malchair, F., Knežević, Ž.,& Kortesniemi, M.. (2021). A European perspective on dental cone beam computed tomography systems with a focus on optimisation utilising diagnostic reference levels. in Journal of Radiological Protection: Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection, 41(2).
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/abdd05

Siiskonen T, Gallagher A, Ciraj-Bjelac O, Novak L, Sans Merce M, Farah J, Dabin J, Malchair F, Knežević Ž, Kortesniemi M. A European perspective on dental cone beam computed tomography systems with a focus on optimisation utilising diagnostic reference levels. in Journal of Radiological Protection: Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection. 2021;41(2).
doi:10.1088/1361-6498/abdd05 .

Siiskonen, Teemu, Gallagher, Aoife, Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera, Novak, Leos, Sans Merce, Marta, Farah, Jad, Dabin, Jérémie, Malchair, Françoise, Knežević, Željka, Kortesniemi, Mika, "A European perspective on dental cone beam computed tomography systems with a focus on optimisation utilising diagnostic reference levels" in Journal of Radiological Protection: Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection, 41, no. 2 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/abdd05 . .