Radiation dose and accuracy analysis of newly developed cone-beam CT for dental and maxillofacial imaging

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become increasingly popular in dental and maxillofacial imaging due to its accurate 3D information, minimal radiation dose, and low machine cost. In this paper, we have proposed the newly developed CBCT scanner, called DentiiScan. Our gantry system consisting...

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Main Authors: Saowapak S. Thongvigitmanee, Napapong Pongnapang, Sorapong Aootaphao, Pinyo Yampri, Tanapong Srivongsa, Pasu Sirisalee, Jartuwat Rajruangrabin, Pairash Thajchayapong
Other Authors: Thailand National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/31621
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Institution: Mahidol University
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Summary:Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become increasingly popular in dental and maxillofacial imaging due to its accurate 3D information, minimal radiation dose, and low machine cost. In this paper, we have proposed the newly developed CBCT scanner, called DentiiScan. Our gantry system consisting of a cone-beam X-ray source and an amorphous silicon flat panel detector is rotated around a patient's head. With the large area detector, only a single rotation is needed to reconstruct the field-of-view area from chin to eyes and our reconstructed algorithm based on GPU calculation is about 30 times faster than the CPU-based algorithm. The radiation dose was measured and compared to other dental and medical CT machines. The absorbed radiation dose from our proposed CBCT machine is significantly low. In addition, geometric accuracy was analyzed when the test object was scanned at the normal position as well as the inclined position. The results from three observers repeated for five times confirm that the machine can produce reconstructed images with high accuracy. © 2013 IEEE.