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. 2017 Nov 9;7:15223. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-15201-2

Table 4.

Annual equivalent dose and effective dose due to average activity (mSv.yr−1).

Organ 238U 232Th 40K Summation
R Marrow 3.33 × 10−8 5.81 × 10−7 6.87 × 10−4 6.87 × 10−4
Adrenals 2.31 × 10−8 5.07 × 10−7 7.82 × 10−4 7.83 × 10−4
B Surface 2.02 × 10−7 2.43 × 10−6 7.00 × 10−4 7.02 × 10−4
Brain 2.61 × 10−8 5.90 × 10−7 6.90 × 10−4 6.90 × 10−4
Breast 1.62 × 10−7 9.62 × 10−7 6.72 × 10−4 6.73 × 10−4
G Bladder 2.21 × 10−8 5.01 × 10−7 6.32 × 10−4 6.33 × 10−4
Esophagus 1.60 × 10−8 4.44 × 10−7 7.39 × 10−4 7.40 × 10−4
ST Wall 2.99 × 10−8 5.87 × 10−7 7.34 × 10−4 7.35 × 10−4
SI Wall 2.03 × 10−8 4.90 × 10−7 7.26 × 10−4 7.27 × 10−4
ULI Wall 2.29 × 10−8 5.21 × 10−7 6.52 × 10−4 6.52 × 10−4
LLI Wall 2.17 × 10−8 5.10 × 10−7 6.55 × 10−4 6.56 × 10−4
Heart 2.73 × 10−8 5.64 × 10−7 6.67 × 10−4 6.67 × 10−4
Kidneys 3.54 × 10−8 6.07 × 10−7 6.85 × 10−4 6.86 × 10−4
Liver 3.01 × 10−8 5.98 × 10−7 6.80 × 10−4 6.81 × 10−4
Lungs 3.57 × 10−8 6.73 × 10−7 7.31 × 10−4 7.32 × 10−4
Ovaries 1.99 × 10−8 4.72 × 10−7 6.49 × 10−4 6.49 × 10−4
Pancreas 1.86 × 10−8 4.78 × 10−7 6.27 × 10−4 6.28 × 10−4
Skin 5.42 × 10−7 1.59 × 10−6 1.35 × 10−3 1.35 × 10−3
Spleen 2.93 × 10−8 5.98 × 10−7 6.87 × 10−4 6.87 × 10−4
Testes 1.25 × 10−7 8.76 × 10−7 7.82 × 10−4 7.83 × 10−4
Thymus 3.62 × 10−8 6.41 × 10−7 7.00 × 10−4 7.00 × 10−4
Thyroid 4.45 × 10−8 6.44 × 10−7 6.90 × 10−4 6.91 × 10−4
U Bladder 2.90 × 10−8 5.67 × 10−7 6.72 × 10−4 6.72 × 10−4
Uterus 1.92 × 10−8 4.78 × 10−7 6.32 × 10−4 6.33 × 10−4
Muscle 8.65 × 10−8 7.39 × 10−7 7.39 × 10−4 7.40 × 10−4
h_rem 8.07 × 10−8 7.22 × 10−7 7.34 × 10−4 7.35 × 10−4
E 6.51 × 10−8 6.93 × 10−7 7.26 × 10−4 7.27 × 10−4
Min 1.60 × 10−8 (Esophagus) 4.44 × 10−7(Esophagus) 6.27 × 10−4(Pancreas) 6.28 × 10−4(Pancreas)
Max 5.42 × 10−7 (Skin) 2.43 × 10−6(B-Surface) 1.35 × 10−3(Skin) 1.35 × 10−3 (Skin)