Settling time of dental x-ray tube head after positioning.
- Author:
Suk Ja YOON
1
;
Byung Cheol KANG
;
Se Myung WANG
;
Chang Sung KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Chonnam National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
radiography;
dental;
x-rays;
movement
- MeSH:
Acceleration;
Head Movements;
Head*;
Radiography
- From:Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
2002;32(3):159-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to introduce a method of obtaining the oscillation graphs of the dental x-ray tube heads relative to time using an accelerometer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An Accelerometer, Piezotron type 8704B25 (Kistler Instrument Co., Amherst, NY, USA) was utilized to measure the horizontal oscillation of the x-ray tube head immediately after positioning the tube head for an intraoral radiograph. The signal from the sensor was transferred to a dynamic signal analyzer, which displayed the magnitude of the acceleration on the Y-axis and time lapse on the X-axis. The horizontal oscillation of the tube head was measured relative to time, and the settling time was also determined on the basis of the acceleration graphs for 6 wall type, 5 floor-fixed type, and 4 mobile type dental x-ray machines. RESULTS: The oscillation graphs showed that tube head movement decreased rapidly over time. The settling time varied with x-ray machine types. Wall-type x-ray machines had a settling time of up to 6 seconds, 5 seconds for fixed floor-types, and 11 seconds for the mobile-types. CONCLUSION: Using an accelerometer, we obtained the oscillation graphs of the dental x-ray tube head relative to time. The oscillation graph with time can guide the operator to decide upon the optimum exposure moment after xray tube head positioning for better radiographic resolution.
