Table 8.
Collimated mandibular scans (0.2 mm and 0.4 mm resolution) to the head and neck organs
| Mandible: 0.2 mm, 26.9 s |
Mandible: 0.4 mm, 8.9 s |
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| Organ | GL/TS | GL/NTS | NG/TS | NG/NTS | GL/TS | GL/NTS | NG/TS | NG/NTS |
| Brain | 0.035 | 0.030 | 0.034 | 0.032 | 0.020 | No data | 0.019 | 0.019 |
| Cranium | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.010 | |||||
| Maxilla | 0.413 | No data | 0.415 | |||||
| Cervical spine | 0.795 | 0.795 | 0.802 | |||||
| Clavicle | 0.013 | No data | 0.006 | |||||
| Mandible | 0.825 | 0.825 | 0.683 | 0.852 | 0.344 | No data | 0.335 | 0.336 |
| Parotid | 0.741 | 0.741 | 0.805 | |||||
| Thyroid | 0.119 | 0.195 | 0.096 | 0.178 | 0.032 | No data | 0.043 | 0.110 |
| Eye L | 0.047 | 0.042 | 0.051 | 0.025 | 0.032 | No data | 0.024 | 0.038 |
| Eye lens L | 0.038 | 0.036 | 0.052 | 0.043 | 0.020 | No data | 0.025 | 0.060 |
| Eye lens R | 0.036 | 0.039 | 0.049 | 0.042 | 0.025 | No data | 0.033 | 0.080 |
| Eye R | 0.045 | 0.039 | 0.044 | 0.047 | 0.024 | No data | 0.027 | 0.084 |
GL, glasses; TS, thyroid shield; NG, no glasses; NTS, no thyroid shield.
Scan results in cGy.