Dental Radiology

Radiation Physics Group within the Medical Physics Service has been providing a Radiation Protection, Quality Assurance and Radiation Monitoring Service between the Humber and the Tyne for more than 25 years.

We can provide

• advice from an RPA2000 certificated Radiation Protection Adviser
• help compliance with all radiation legislation & standards
• full on-site radiation protection and quality assurance surveys
• clear recommendations where specialist attention is required, with advice on suitable X-ray engineers

For detail of the Next Radiation Protection Update for Dental Radiology. click here

Specific Documents & Links

Radiation Protection news - 28 June, 2010 (2nd Link) - Compliance with IRR99: Action with professional organisations for dental practices and chiropractors. (PDF Document) Dental practices told to comply with radiation regulations - Reported in the online journal, Cosmetic Dentistry Guide. SEDENTEXCT - Euratom project on dental cone beam CT (CBCT) Dental practices told to comply with radiation regulations - Reported in the online journal, Cosmetic Dentistry Guide. The radiation protection implications of the use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in dentistry - Health Protection Agency, 2009 Selection Criteria for Dental Radiography - Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK), the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2004

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