Use of the hand-held dental X-ray machine during joint operation, NATO exercise Display Determination-92. 1997

J Coy, and R H Vandre, and W R Davidson
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.

The hand-held dental X-ray machine is a 30-pound, battery-powered X-ray machine capable of use in military medicine, humanitarian missions, and training exercises. The machine was developed for dental radiology, but with the attachment of a medical collimator, the equipment can also be used for medical exams. In 1992, the machine was tested under field conditions in a NATO joint exercise in Bolayir, Turkey. The hand-held dental X-ray machine was found easier to use than the currently deployed Siemens dental X-ray unit and than produced radiographs of equal quality.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008887 Military Medicine The practice of medicine as applied to special circumstances associated with military operations. Medicine, Military
D008889 Military Personnel Persons including soldiers involved with the armed forces. Air Force Personnel,Armed Forces Personnel,Army Personnel,Coast Guard,Marines,Navy Personnel,Sailors,Soldiers,Submariners,Military,Force Personnel, Air,Personnel, Air Force,Personnel, Armed Forces,Personnel, Army,Personnel, Military,Personnel, Navy,Sailor,Soldier,Submariner
D011829 Radiation Dosage The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv). Sievert Units,Dosage, Radiation,Gray Units,Gy Radiation,Sv Radiation Dose Equivalent,Dosages, Radiation,Radiation Dosages,Units, Gray,Units, Sievert
D011835 Radiation Protection Methods and practices adopted to protect against RADIATION. Protection, Radiation
D011861 Radiography, Dental Radiographic techniques used in dentistry. Dental Radiography
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014082 Tooth Fractures Break or rupture of a tooth or tooth root. Fracture, Tooth,Fractures, Tooth,Tooth Fracture

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