Table 4 Summary of the relevant aspects to take into account for the use of effective dose in medical imaging
From: Dosimetric quantities and effective dose in medical imaging: a summary for medical doctors
Relevant aspect | Interest for |
|---|---|
Effective dose to “reference persons” can be used for comparing different imaging modalities | Comparing |
Useful for classifying different types of imaging procedures for communicating risks to clinicians and to patients | Risk communication |
Useful to inform decisions on justification of imaging procedures, planning research studies, and evaluation of unintended exposures | Justification |
Uncertainties should be considered and variation in risk with age, sex and population group | Uncertainties |
Situations in which a single organ receives the majority of the dose | Dose distribution |
Organ-tissue doses, age and gender | Risk estimations |