Radiography
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 214-220 , August 2007

Dental radiography technique and equipment: How they influence the radiation dose received at the level of the thyroid gland

Received 6 August 2005 ,Accepted 3 March 2006.

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Radiography
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 214-220 , August 2007

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