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Table 2 DRLci for head CT

From: Diagnostic Reference Levels based on clinical indications in computed tomography: a literature review

Head CT

References

Acute stroke/post fossa

Acute stroke/cerebrum

Acute stroke/brain (whole)

Acute stroke/all sequences

Haemorrhage, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations

Metastases, cerebral abscess

Trauma, sinusitis

Cholesteatoma

Sinusitis

 

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

CTDIvol (mGy)

DLP (mGy.cm)

Danish Health Authority (DK) 2015 [10]

58

930

Public Health England (UK) 2016 [11]

80

60

60

970

Schegerer et al. (DE) 2017 [12]

9

120

Treier et al. (CH) 2010 (22)

65

1000

65

1000

25

350

50

250

Van der Molen et al. (NL) 2013 [13]

936

133

Wachabauer et al. (AT) 2017 [14]

90

Geryes et al. (FR) 2019 [15]

44

1010

44

790

43

920

Ireland (IE) MERU 2017 [16]

26 (a)

469 (a)

62 (a)

918 (a)

21 (a)

183 (a)

31 (b)

477 (b)

64 (b)

927 (b)

21 (b)

210 (b)

Norway (NO) 2018 [17]

60

950

60

950

Sweden (SE) 2019 [18]

60

1000

60

1000

60

1000

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  1. aFor female patients
  2. bFor male patients