Affiliation:
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry 1-8-13 Surugadai Kand Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
The mathematical theory of CT was proposed by J. Radon in 1917. It was declared that the projection of whole data sets was needed to reconstruct CT images. Therefore, according to J. Radon’s original theory, local cone beam CT (local CBCT) was impossible to achieve. In this paper, I discuss how local CBCT was discovered and developed. Its development required many technical elements, such as a turntable and X-ray television system, for basic experiments such as those on which narrow collimation theory and multifunctional panoramic tomography were based. These experiments endured many failures during development. Now, local CBCT is extremely popular in dental practice because local CBCT has a low radiation dose and high resolution. This paper introduces the technical elements and outlines the important stages during the development of local CBCT in the 1990s.
Publisher
British Institute of Radiology
Subject
General Dentistry,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology
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4 articles.
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