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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nucl Med. 2013 Sep 19;54(11):1902–1908. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.112.118125

Table 3.

Radiation Dosimetry

Radio Tracer 11C-Methionine
Effective (mSv) & Organ Radiation Doses (mGy)
Age (yrs) 1 5 10 15 Adult
Admin. Activity (MBq) 145 225 407 720 740
EDE (mSv) 5.8 5.0 6.5 4.8 3.7
Red Marrow (mGy) 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6
Testes (mGy) 5.9 8.4 13.1 3.3 1.6
Bladder wall (mGy) 21.4 17.7 20.3 23.7 20.0
Kidney (mGy) 7.8 6.7 7.9 9.6 8.1
Liver (mGy) 15.0 12.1 15.5 17.2 13.3
Pancreas (mGy) 22.9 15.7 22.7 19.4 14.1
Brain (mGy) 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.5 2.5