SEDENTEXCT darbo grupės kreipimasis
SEDENTEXCT project (http://www.sedentexct.eu/) team developed new Provisional Guidelines on Radiation protection: CBCT for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology.
Guidelines and supporting information are available at:
http://www.sedentexct.eu/guidelines
Please note that the Guidelines are at this stage provisional. The SEDENTEXCT project team who are developing the Guidelines would be very grateful for feedback from readers. The feedback option is available at the foot of the webpage.
A principal aim of the SEDENTEXCT project was to develop evidence-based guidelines dealing with justification, optimisation and referral criteria as applied to CBCT. The method chosen was systematic review of the literature. The literature available for formal review was, however, limited in quantity. Because of this, the Guideline Development Panel also reviewed the many case reports/series and non-systematic reviews available.
Of particular note is the proliferation in CBCT equipment manufacturers and models; research evidence for one CBCT machine may not apply to other equipment. As a consequence, caution is needed in generalising research findings. Many of the recommendations made are "Best Practice" rather than carrying any formal evidence grade, based upon the informed judgement of the Guideline Development Panel. It is important, therefore, to remember that these are provisional guidelines. We hope that, by the end of the SEDENTEXCT project (2011), sufficient high quality evidence will have accumulated to allow us to develop guidelines that are more "evidence-based".
We look forward to your feedback,
SEDENTEXCT project team