Acteon X-MIND prime - Typical Radiation Doses During Exams

User Manual – Specification of the intended use
USER MANUAL • X-MIND prime • (19) • 01/2020 • NXMPEN010C
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2.3 Typical doses delivered to the patient during extra-
oral exams
The air kerma at the entrance of the X-ray image receptor for the standard PANORAMIC
exam is:
mA
2
2.2
2.5
2.8
3.2
3.6
4
4.5
5
5.6
6.3
7.1
kV
Air Kerma [mGy]
60
2.54
2.79
3.17
3.55
4.06
4.56
5.07
5.70
6.34
7.10
7.99
9.00
62
2.65
2.91
3.31
3.71
4.24
4.77
5.30
5.96
6.62
7.41
8.34
9.40
64
2.87
3.16
3.59
4.02
4.60
5.17
5.75
6.46
7.18
8.05
9.05
10.20
66
3.10
3.41
3.87
4.34
4.96
5.58
6.20
6.97
7.75
8.68
9.76
11.00
68
3.24
3.56
4.05
4.54
5.18
5.83
6.48
7.29
8.10
9.07
10.20
11.50
70
3.52
3.89
4.40
4.93
5.63
6.34
7.04
7.92
8.80
9.86
11.10
12.50
The air kerma for the other exams available on the equipment can be calculated using
the ratios in the table below:
Exam
Ratio
Child panoramic
0.92
Child half-panoramic
0.52
Child low dose
0.77
Half-panoramic
0.55
Low Dose
0.85
Ortho Rad panoramic
0.90
Frontal dentition
0.33
Bitewing L or R
0.24
Bitewing L and R
0.47
TMJ
0.71
Sinus
0.65