Table 4. Doses in CT enterography with polyethylene glycol (PEG-CT) and in CT enteroclysis (CT-E).
Organs | Equivalent dose (mGy) |
|
PEG-CT | CT-E | |
Ovary | 12.1 | 13.0 |
Gonad | 13.35 | 13.4 |
Uterus | 81.4 | 81.9 |
Stomach | 77.9 | 81.1 |
Haematopoietic tissue | 31.0 | 31.3 |
Colon | 70.0 | 72.5 |
Spleen | 85.5 | 88.2 |
Liver | 68.1 | 70.3 |
Total effective dose (mSv) | 34.7 | 39.91 |
The dose for scout view is included in the table. In CT-E we have also included the dose for nasojejunal intubation (3 min).