Table 2.
Absorbed dose per activity (in Gy/GBq) for the submandibular and parotid glands under different stimulations
| Gland type | Statistics | Stimulation group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chewing-gum | Non-stimulation a | Lemon-juice a | ||
| Submandibular gland | Mean (median) | 0.22 (0.22) | 0.24 (0.22) | 0.35 (0.29) |
| ±SD (min to max) | 0.09 (0.09 to 0.36) | 0.08 (0.14 to 0.45) | 0.14 (0.20 to 0.67) | |
| Deviation (%)b | −37 (0.04) | −31 (0.09) | Reference | |
| Parotid gland | Mean (median) | 0.22 (0.20) | 0.21 (0.19) | 0.33 (0.32) |
| ±SD (min to max) | 0.08 (0.07 to 0.44) | 0.05 (0.16 to 0.31) | 0.09 (0.15 to 0.48) | |
| Deviation (%)b | −33 (<0.001) | −36 (<0.001) | Reference | |
aData were taken from reference [10] and used to re-assess the absorbed doses using the three-point model. bPercentage deviation from the mean of the lemon-juice stimulation group (reference) and its significant difference level (within parentheses).