Table 5 Levels of radiation exposure: (n = 269)
From: Assessing diagnostic radiology knowledge among Syrian medical undergraduates
Procedure | Number of units equivalent to a chest X-ray (a chest X-ray = 1 unit) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1–10 | 10–50 | 50–100 | 100–500 | > 500 | |
CT chest | 33 (18.3%) | 82 (30.5%) | 46 (17.1%) | 45 (16.7%) | 45 (16.7%) | 18 (6.7%) |
MRI pelvis | 75 (27.9%) | 35 (13.0%) | 57 (21.2%) | 51 (19.0%) | 34 (12.6%) | 17 (6.3%) |
PET-CT full body | 14 (5.2%) | 29 (10.8%) | 35 (13.0%) | 59 (21.9%) | 61 (22.7%) | 71 (26.4%) |
US abdomen | 138 (51.3%) | 44 (16.4%) | 28 (10.4%) | 22 (8.2%) | 26 (9.7%) | 11 (4.1%) |