Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84 , March 2009

Medicolegal Issues Related to Cone Beam CT

  • Bernard Friedland

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Bernard Friedland, BChD, MSc, JD, Assistant Professor & Head, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection & Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Phone: 617-432-4295; Fax: 617-432-2463

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2008.09.010

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