Ionizing radiation regulations and the dental practitioner: 3. quality assurance in dental radiography

UNLABELLED: This is the last in a series of three articles on X-ray dose reduction and covers aspects of quality assurance. The first outlined radiation physics and protection and the second the legislation relating to radiation safety. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Quality assurance is an essential part of dental radiography and is required to produce images of a consistently high standard, necessary for accurate diagnosis.