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Public Health England research shows that well-designed handheld units can deliver operator doses comparable to wall-mounted systems when additional precautions are followed, while poorly designed equipment may exceed statutory dose limits and risk radiation injury. 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It does this through world-class science, knowledge and intelligence, advocacy, partnerships and the delivery of specialist public health services. PHE is an operationally autonomous executive agency of the Department of Health.  \nPublic Health England 133–155 Waterloo Road Wellington House London SE1 8UG  \nT: 020 7654 8000  \n[www.gov.uk/phe](www.gov.uk/phe)  \n[Twitter:](Twitter: @PHE_uk)[ @PHE_uk](Twitter: @PHE_uk)  \n[Facebook:](Facebook: www.facebook.com/PublicHealthEngland)[ www.facebook.com/PublicHealthEngland](Facebook: www.facebook.com/PublicHealthEngland)  \nGuidance on the Safe Use of Hand-Held Dental X-ray Equipment  \nA D Gulson and J R Holroyd  \nPrepared by Public Health England’s Dental X-ray Protection Services, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Leeds  \nExecutive Summary   \nIntra-oral radiography is a long established and essential aspect of dentistry, with the first instance of its use dating from 1896. Traditional intra-oral X-ray equipment is designed to be fixed to the wall or ceiling of a dental surgery, or mounted on a mobile stand, with the exposure initiated using a hand switch connected to the control panel by a long cable. The operator then stands some distance away, thereby reducing their radiation exposure. Handheld X-ray sets have been used for some years in the field of forensics and disaster recovery, where their portability has proven valuable for use in the field to obtain post-mortem dental radiographs to aid in the identification of victims. Instances include the Asian Tsunami of 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Since that time, Public Health England’s Dental X-ray Protection Services (DXPS) have noted a steady increase in both the numbers of hand-held X-ray sets used in UK general dental practice for routine intra-oral radiography and the number of models of hand-held X-ray sets available to dentists. Previous guidance on the safe use of dental X-ray equipment does not address hand-held X-ray sets and, as described in this document, the radiation protection measures needed for these extend beyond those set down in the previous guidance.  \nInvestigations undertaken by PHE in recent years have revealed a wide variation in the standard of radiation protection afforded by the different designs. Doses to operators of handheld X-ray equipment that is well designed and constructed are comparable to doses received by operators of wall-mounted X-ray units, provided certain additional precautions are observed; while poorly designed and constructed equipment may place the operator at risk of exceeding statutory dose limits and incurring potential radiation injuries. Investigations by PHE also indicate that it is clinically practicable to use hand-held dental X-ray equipment for the majority of the radiographic examinations commonly undertaken with wall-mounted X-ray equipment, albeit with some adjustments to procedural aspects of radiography such as patient positioning.  \nWith the portability of hand-held dental X-ray equipment, it is also necessary to consider safeguards for people who might be exposed as a result of the equipment being used in locations remote from the dental practice, such as care homes.  \nThe main aims of this publication are as follows:  \na To propose a safety standard for the design and construction of dental X-ray  \nequipment that is intended to be used in a hand-held fashion  \nb To provide guidance to assist all people involved with hand-held dental X-ray  \nequipment to work with it safely and in accordance with UK radiation protection legislation  \nAcknowledgements  \nPublic Health England wishes to express its gratitude and appreciation to all those involved for their contributions to this guidance , particularly those named below.  \nRichard Beal and Raine Leary, Clark Denta","cbCaivFnrUcdnO36","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivFnrUcdnO36","pdf",663355,37,"English","# Executive Summary\n## Aims and Safety Standard\n# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction\n# Clinical Efficacy of Hand-held Dental X-ray Equipment\n## Discussion\n## Findings of the workshop\n### Radiographic views\n### Equipment factors\n# Design Standards for Hand-held Dental X-ray Equipment\n## Restriction of dose to the patient\n## Restriction of dose to the operator\n### Effective doses\n### Equivalent dose\n## Recommended design features for hand-held dental X-ray equipment\n# Application of IRR99 to Work with Hand-held Dental X-ray Sets\n## Notification to the HSE\n## Radiation protection adviser (RPA)\n## Equipment selection","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the guidance on handheld dental X-ray equipment?\",\"answer\":\"The publication proposes a safety standard for the design and construction of handheld dental X-ray equipment and provides guidance so all involved parties can work safely and in accordance with UK radiation protection legislation.\"},{\"question\":\"How do operator doses from handheld units compare with wall-mounted units?\",\"answer\":\"Investigations indicate that operator doses from well-designed and constructed handheld equipment can be comparable to wall-mounted units when additional precautions are observed.\"},{\"question\":\"What additional safeguards are needed when using handheld dental X-ray equipment outside the dental practice?\",\"answer\":\"Safeguards must consider people who could be exposed in remote locations where the equipment is used, such as care homes.\"}]","Guidance on the Safe Use of Hand-held Dental X-ray Equipment - Executive Summary | PDF",1791156937,93]