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Mean organ dose calculated by MC-GPU for the incomplete patient anatomy and the extended version of the patient for the 8-year-old obese male abdominal CT scan.
| Calculated Dose (mGy)** | ||
|---|---|---|
| Incomplete CT | Extended CT | |
| Spleen | 23.7 | 24.1 |
| Kidneys * | 21.2 | 21.4 |
| Liver | 24.7 | 25.4 |
| Stomach | 23.5 | 23.9 |
| Pancreas | 20.8 | 21.1 |
| Lungs * | 20.2 | 13.4 |
| Esophagus | 17.0 | 8.5 |
| Heart | 16.8 | 16.2 |
| Colon | 22.4 | 22.5 |
Monte Carlo statistical error for all organs of interest (<1%).
Refers to left and right combined.
