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. 2016 Dec 13;6:91. doi: 10.1186/s13550-016-0243-2

Table 2.

Human radiation dosimetry estimates for 18F radioactivity extrapolated from the rat ex vivo data

Organ Dose (mSv/MBq)
Adrenal glands 0.016
Brain 0.004
Breasts 0.004
Gallbladder wall 0.011
LLI wall 0.003
Small intestine 0.005
Stomach wall 0.007
ULI wall 0.005
Heart wall 0.010
Kidneys 0.300
Liver 0.026
Lungs 0.071
Muscle 0.005
Ovaries 0.003
Pancreas 0.023
Red bone marrow 0.009
Osteogenic cells 0.045
Skin 0.003
Spleen 0.022
Testes 0.001
Thymus 0.005
Thyroid 0.003
Urinary bladder wall 0.002
Uterus 0.003
Total body 0.009
Effective dose 0.021

LLI lower large intestine wall, ULI upper large intestine