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Table 5 DRLci for abdominal CT

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

Abdomen

Reference

Liver metastases

Abscess

Kidney stones/colic

Kidney tumour/colic

Acute abdomen

Pancreas adeno Ca

 

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]

17

700

Public Health England (UK) 2016 [11]

14

910

15

745

10

460

13

1150

Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (FI) 2013 [30]

7

330

Salama et al. (EG) 2017 [31]

31

1423

Treier et al. (CH) 2010 [21]

15

400

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

329

1371

1000

Wachabauer et al. (AT) 2017 [14]

400

Ireland (IE) MERU 2017 [16]

9 (a)

554 (a)

6 (a)

254 (a)

10 (b)

515 (b)

8 (b)

291 (b)

Norway (NO) 2018 [17]

5

250

13

1300

Sweden (SE) 2019 [18]

11

550

5

200

12

1000

Netherlands (NL) 2012 [32]

15

700

  1. aFor female patients
  2. bFor male patients