FAQ
How much radiation do I get during a scan?
NewTom VG feature Safe Beam™ technology, which enables the scanner to automatically adjust the radiation dosage according to the patient's age and size. Because it utilizes intermittent bursts of radiation only milliseconds in duration during image acquisition, and not the constant radiation stream typical of some other CB3D imaging products, patients' exposure to radiation is in most cases significantly less than that of competing systems.
Children, for example, receive up to 40% less radiation than adults during a typical scan. NewTom's Safe Beam™ image acquisition is the proven safe technology for both patients and the dental team.
How long does a scan take?
Less than 18 seconds. However, the set up and positioning may take about 2 minutes.
Why would a doctor use this technology on me?
If you are a dental patient seeking implants for better smile or function, your dentist can use this technology to accurately and safely place the implants inside your jaw bone. By simply scanning your jaw in 3D, your doctor can plan and diagnose with predictable and painless results.
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What is Cone Beam?
Conventional medical CT scanners use a single row or a series (4, 8, 12, 32 and now 64) of solid state detectors paired with a fan shaped beam to capture the attenuated x-ray. Cone Beam CT scanners use a square 2 dimensional array of detectors to capture the cone shaped beam. As a result the medical CT scanner provides a set of consecutive slices of the patient while the Cone Beam CT scanner provides a volume of data. Subsequently reconstruction software is applied on the cone beam CT volumetric data to produce a stack of 2D gray scale level images of the anatomy.
How long has this technology been around?
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scanners have been available for craniofacial imaging since 1999 in Europe and more recently (2001) in the United States. The scanner uses a cone shaped x-ray beam rather than a conventional linear fan beam to provide images of the bony structures of the skull.