Table 6.
Comparison of results of full head scan with glasses and thyroid shield vs no glasses and no thyroid shield
| Organ | cGy | SD | Weight (ICRP103) | µSv |
| Brain | 0.386 | 0.006 | 0.01 | 38.6 |
| Cranium | 0.250 | 0.006 | 0.01 | 25.0 |
| Cervical spine | 0.744 | 0.004 | 0.01 | 74.4 |
| Eye L | 0.450 | 0.002 | ||
| Eye lens L | 0.396 | 0.004 | ||
| Eye lens R | 0.469 | 0.008 | ||
| Eye R | 0.478 | 0.003 | ||
| Mandible | 0.506 | 0.006 | 0.01 | 50.6 |
| Parotid | 0.646 | 0.004 | 0.01 | 64.6 |
| Thyroid | 0.158 | 0.002 | 0.04 | 63.2 |
ICRP, International Commission on Radiological Protection; L, left; R, right; SD, standard deviation.
Scanner: i-CAT (Imaging Sciences International, Inc., Hatfield, PA); phantom: adult female, no glasses, no thyroid shield; field of view and time: full scan, 8.9 s.