Table 2. Data on the distributions of operator doses in microsieverts per procedure from cardiology studies reviewed.
Organ | No. of data sets | Min. | First quartile | Median | Mean | Third quartile | Max. |
Eye | 23 | 5 | 7.5 | 34 | 66 | 89 | 439 |
Thyroid | 18 | 3.8 | 32 | 53 | 88 | 98 | 392 |
Hand | 20 | 8 | 27 | 136 | 175 | 338 | 514 |
Leg (protective screen) | 19 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 96 |