What is the difference between cone beam CT and traditional CT?
Both Cone Beam and traditional CT scanners generate multiple X-ray images or “slices†that are used to reconstruct a three dimensional picture. Cone Beam CT, uses a rotating “cone” shaped x-ray beam rather than a narrow fan beam, to simplify the digital, reconstruction process. Cone Beam machines employ a special dental x-ray source to limit the total radiation to a patient compared to a full body scanner. Cone Beam units are dental specific systems.
