Table 1.

Suggested values for diagnostic reference levels for radiographs of adult patients [11 and local data]

Radiograph	ESD per radiograph(mGy)	DAP per radiograph(Gy cm2)
Skull AP/PA	3	0.7 *
Skull LAT	1.5	0.5 *
Chest PA	0.2	0.12
Chest LAT	0.7	0.5 *
Thoracic spine AP	3.5	1.5 *
Thoracic spine LAT	10	2.0 *
Lumbar spine AP	6	1.6
Lumbar spine LAT	14	3
Lumbar spine LSJ	26	3
Abdomen AP	6	3
Pelvis AP	4	3

^*Based on patient data collected in West of Scotland