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Table 2 Dose results of individual phases used in this National Survey on Radiation Doses in CT

From: A national survey on radiation dose in CT in The Netherlands

Protocol name

Type scanning

Median scan range (mm)

Median (P75) DLP (mGy cm)

Median (P75) E103 (mSv)

Ratio max/min E

Brain

S

160

806.0 (1,023.5)

1.5 (1.9)

3.3

H

146

901.6 (918.6)

1.7 (1.7)

1.1

Sinus

H

116

106.4 (136.3)

0.2 (0.3)

4.9

Neck

H

252

329.9 (404.3)

1.7 (2.1)

2.2

Neck–thorax-abdomen

H 1P

872

968.1 (985.1)

16.2 (16.6)

1.3

H 2P Neck

241

280.0 (334.0)

1.4 (1.7)

1.5

H 2P Tx-Abd

648

824.0 (850.0)

11.7 (12.1)

1.4

Thorax

H

313

320.0 (346.5)

4.6 (5.0)

2.8

Thorax-liver

H 1P

396

383.0 (577.0)

5.7 (8.6)

2.3

H 2P Tx

320

279.7 (300.8)

4.1 (4.4)

1.6

H 2P Liver

241

277.4 (362.3)

4.2 (5.5)

2.1

Thorax-abdomen

H 1P

630

764.5 (970.0)

10.9 (13.8)

3.7

H 2P Tx

293

279.1 (298.3)

4.0 (4.3)

4.6

H 2P Abd

437

511.3 (551.1)

7.2 (7.8)

2.5

Thorax HR

S Insp

270

55.0 (55.0)

0.8 (0.8)

2.3

S Exp

160

4.0 (4.5)

0.1 (0.1)

1.5

H Insp

318

271.5 (378.4)

3.9 (5.5)

3.4

H Exp

301

19.9 (30.3)

0.3 (0.4)

4.4

Abdomen

H Portal

441

567.0 (618.0)

8.0 (8.7)

4.8

Abdomen low dose

H Unenhanced

399

301.6 (329.4)

4.5 (4.9)

3.3

CT urography

H Unenhanced

412

328.0 (404.3)

4.6 (5.7)

5.7

H Nephrographic-excretory

452

490.3 (564.7)

6.9 (8.0)

1.8

Liver multiphasic

H Unenhanced

240

265.6 (308.0)

4.1 (4.7)

1.6

H Arterial

237

337.0 (349.3)

5.2 (5.3)

2.0

H Portal

419

490.0 (677.5)

6.9 (9.6)

2.3

H Delayed

237

307.0 (372.2)

4.7 (5.7)

2.0

Pancreas multiphasic

H Unenhanced

189

193.0 (224.0)

3.0 (3.4)

2.7

H Pancreatic

180

172.0 (242.0)

2.6 (3.7)

3.2

H Portal

409

464.0 (509.6)

6.5 (7.2)

1.8

Kidney multiphasic

H Unenhanced

231

295.0 (346.3)

4.3 (5.3)

2.2

H Corticomed

202

391.0 (538.5)

5.7 (8.1)

4.8

H Nephrogenic

381

331.0 (351.0)

4.9 (5.1)

1.5

H Excretory

393

616.0 (623.0)

8.7 (8.8)

1.8

CT coronary angio

S Calcium

140

48.1 (50.6)

1.4 (1.5)

1.6

H Arterial

125

492.4 (622.1)

14.8 (18.7)

2.7

CT pulmonary angio

H Arterial

279

291.5 (371.0)

4.2 (5.4)

2.7

CTA total aorta

H Arterial

666

822.5 (836.8)

11.7 (11.9)

1.1

CTA abdominal aorta

H Arterial

474

555.5 (627.6)

7.8 (8.8)

2.0

C-Spine

H Unenhanced

213

276.0 (320.9)

1.4 (1.6)

5.4

L-Spine

H Unenhanced

171

308.2 (405.5)

4.3 (5.7)

3.2

Bony pelvis

H Unenhanced

223

332.0 (382.1)

4.3 (4.9)

1.6

  1. P75 75th percentile, DLP dose length product, E 103 effective dose according to ICRP-103, Dz disease, S sequential, H helical, 1P one phase, 2P two phases, Insp inspiration, Exp expiration, Tx thorax, Abd abdomen