Dentists have been warned against using a hand-held X-ray machine on patients as it poses a significant health risk. The cheap imported machine, known as the Tianjie Dental Falcon, exposes users and ...

Dentists have been warned not to buy a hand held X-ray machine which exposes patients to 10 times the recommended dose of radiation. The cheap imported devices could also pose a significant risk to ...

An urgent warning was issued to dentists yesterday over a hand-held X-ray scanner that could be potentially lethal. Health experts say the cheap imported machines expose users and patients to 10 times ...

The measurable quantity is the entrance surface air kerma/dose. The unit of entrance surface kerma is the gray (Gy), but in dental radiology the dose levels are usually a small fraction of one gray - ...

Purchasing articles from e-Bay or other similar websites is cool! However, occasionally, it can become dangerous and troublesome. Recently the UK Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ...

The Dental Council has complained that a looming act governing nuclear energy will hinder more than 6,000 dental clinics using X-ray machines. Council president Paisan Kangvonkit said yesterday the ...

What are the typical foetal doses in dental radiographic procedures? The foetal dose from a dental X ray exam, including CBCT, has been estimated to be between 0.009 μSv and 7.97 μSv. This is usually ...