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Table 2 Demographic distribution of collected data by CT scanner. Median and max–min values of patient´s age and weight and height are presented

From: Diagnostic reference level quantities for adult chest and abdomen-pelvis CT examinations: correlation with organ doses

  

Number of examinations per scanner

 

Median and range (max–min) of weight, height and BMI

Protocol

Scanner

Total

Female

Male

Median age (max–min)

Weight (kg)

Height (cm)

BMI (kg/m2)

Chest

SCANNER 1

158

89 (56%)

69 (44%)

56 (18–83)

70 (40–115)

175 (155–190)

23.9 (16.5–37.6)

SCANNER 2

101

58 (57%)

43 (43%)

55 (21–86)

70 (45–125)

175 (155–190)

22.9 (16.5–36.5)

SCANNER 3

144

83 (58%)

61 (42%)

52 (20–83)

65 (40–125)

175 (150–190)

22.9 (16.5–36.5)

SCANNER 4

234

96 (41%)

138 (59%)

55 (18–94)

75 (35–135)

175 (155–190)

24.2 (12.9–39.4)

 

Total

637

327 (51%)

312 (49%)

55 (18–94)

70 (35–135)

175 (150–190)

23.1 (12.9–39.4)

Abdomen-pelvis*

SCANNER 1

104

67 (64%)

37 (36%)

54 (21–86)

75 (40–130)

170 (150–190)

25.4 (17.8–45.0)

SCANNER 2

103

59 (57%)

44 (43%)

51 (20–89)

75 (40–120)

170 (150–190)

24.9 (16.5–34.3)

SCANNER 3

112

60(54%)

52 (46%)

52 (19–93)

70 (40–120)

170 (150–190)

25.1 (16.5–33.2)

 

Total

319

186(58%)

133 (42%)

52 (19–93)

75 (40–130)

170 (150–190)

25.2 (16.5–45)

  1. *Scanner 4 was used as emergency dedicated equipment and during the COVID’s pandemic period there wasn’t significate sample for abdomen-pelvis protocols