Table 3.

Mean, median and third quartile DAP values for CAG and PCI

Study		No. of patients	DAP or KAP (Gy cm2)
			Mean	Median	Third quartile	Range or upper limit
CAG	Present study 2012	361	67.6	54.7	75.6	13.8 to 853.9
	Sapinn et al. 2004 [19]	176	48.6	37	59.6	6.3 to 452.8
	Van de Putte et al. 2000 [20]	62	60.64	56.82	80.58	144.23
	Betsou et al. 1999 [21]	29	30.4
	D’Helft et al. 2009 [22]	967	37.86	30.64	41.71	1.36 to 231.01
PCI	Present study 2014	514	187	143	213	96 to 5220
	Sapinn et al. 2004 [19]	70	153	103	189.5	18.8 to 655.0
	Van de Putte et al. 2000 [20]	10	165.95	131.61	185.83	2.0 to 345.72
	Betsou et al. 1999 [21]	7	70.7
	D’Helft et al. 2009 [22]	463	78.3	58.05	83.56	47.5 to 410.38

DAP dose area product, CAG coronary angiography, PCI percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention