Panoramic dental radiography employing intraoral radiation source and image intensifying means
US4176278A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/0478
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Radiation from an intraoral source which travels arcuately within the patient's oral cavity is collimated with camera slot of a panoramic dental X-ray machine to thus obviate the need for the X-ray tube head and shifting of the patient.
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