abstract |
An extraoral dental imaging device for acquiring an image from a patient provides, for each of a plurality of image pixels, a digital imaging sensor and radiation to provide at least a first digital value in accordance with counting of received photons above at least a first energy threshold. Have a source The mount supports the radiation source and the digital imaging sensor on opposite sides of the patient's head. There may be a computer in signal communication with the digital imaging sensor to obtain one or more two-dimensional images. |