Table 3. Effective organ dose and total effective dose (µSv) for the different scanning protocols of the NewTom 9000 (Quantitative Radiology, Verona, Italy).

Scan number	Bone marrow	Thyroid	Oesophagus	Skin	Bone surface	Salivary glands	Brain	Remainder tissues/organs				Total
								Lymphatic nodes	Extrathoracic region	Muscles	Oral mucosa
1	9.4	31.0	2.4	0.6	1.9	15.5	1.8	0.8	13.6	0.8	17.5	95.3
2	7.9	33.9	2.8	0.5	1.6	14.0	1.6	0.7	12.3	0.7	15.8	91.8
3	7.8	29.3	2.4	0.4	1.5	13.3	1.2	0.7	11.8	0.7	15.4	84.5
4	10.9	15.9*	1.4*	0.6	2.2	15.9	2.2	0.8	13.7	0.8	17.6	82.0
5	10.0	16.6*	1.4*	0.5	2.0	14.8	1.6	0.8	13.2	0.8	17.4	79.1

Shielding methods: 1, without collar around the neck; 2, with one collar loosely on the front of the neck; 3, with two collars loosely on the front and back of the neck; 4, with one collar tightly on the front of the neck; 5, with two collars tightly on the front and back of the neck.

* = p < 0.05.