Table 2

- The proposed LDRL of CT examinations (N=30).

CharacteristicBrainC-spineChestKUBT-spine
CTDI (mGy)59 (57, 63)6 (5, 8)6 (5, 6)5 (3, 8)12 (9, 14)
DLP (mGy.cm)1,079 (1,022, 1,187)160 (130, 196)205 (168, 243)223 (166, 366)580 (462, 796)
SSDE (mGy)118 (115, 126)12 (10, 16)8 (7, 8)7 (6, 10)17 (14, 20)
  • 1 LDRL (25th quartile, 75th quartile), C-spine: cervical spine, KUB: kidneys, ureters and bladder, T-spine: thoracic spine, CTDI: computed tomography dose index, DLP: dose length product, SSDE: size-specific dose estimate