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Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Vol 21, Issue 1 21-25, Copyright © 1992 by British Institute of Radiology

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Radiological characteristics of lead foils in dental film packets: analysis of components and shielding effect

K. Araki and S. Kanda
Kyushu University, Japan.

The radiological characteristics of the lead in five different dental film packets currently on the market in Japan were studied with monochromatic X-rays. Four packets were of a foil type while in the fifth, the lead was incorporated in the vinyl of the film packet. The samples were analysed by polychromatic photon absorptiometry, and the main component found to be lead with tin and/or antimony in smaller amounts. The shielding effect was calculated and, with the exception of the lead vinyl type, all found to exceed the ISO standard 3665. The lead foils attenuated the primary beam by, on average, 77% and 56% at 60 and 90 kVp respectively: in contrast, the reduction with the lead vinyl packet was only 38% and 23%. Using a 7 cm round beam, the lead foils reduced the dose by an average of 15% compared with 30% with a rectangular beam; the average dose reduction with the lead vinyl type was 8% and 15% respectively. These data show that the lead vinyl packet is unsuitable for clinical use and confirm the importance of optimum beam collimation for the reduction of patient risk.




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