Table 2.

Radiation dose

Organ	Full range CT (median [range], mSv)	Virtual reduced range CT (median [range], mSv)	Reduction (%)
Whole body	7.4 [3.3–18.8]	4.5 [1.9–11.2]	39.2
Adrenals	9.5 [4.9–21.6]	1.7 [0.6–12.8]	82.1
Colon	10.3 [5.1–23.5]	9.6 [4.9–22.1]	6.8
Esophagus	4.0 [1.5–9.7]	0.6 [0.2–4.7]	85.0
Gall bladder	10.8 [5.5–23.6]	8.7 [4.4–18.4]	19.4
Heart	6.7 [1.8–17.1]	0.4 [0.1–6.4]	94.0
Kidneys	12.6 [6.7–28.2]	10.2 [5.2–20.5]	19.0
Liver	11.3 [5.5–25.5]	5.1 [2.2–15.1]	54.9
Lungs	5.1 [1.4–13.5]	0.4 [0.1–5.1]	92.2
Muscle	6.5 [2.9–16.6]	4.5 [2.2–11.2]	30.8
Pancreas	9.1 [4.5–20.6]	3.2 [1.3–12.4]	64.8
Red marrow	5.4 [2.4–13.5]	3.8 [1.7–8.8]	29.6
Skeleton	9.1 [3.7–23.5]	5.0 [2.2–12.3]	45.1
Skin	6.6 [2.6–19.3]	4.4 [1.8–12.4]	33.3
Small intestine	10.1 [5.1–22.8]	9.8 [5.0–21.8]	3.0
Spleen	11.1 [5.4–25.4]	4.8 [1.9–15.1]	56.8
Stomach	11.6 [5.9–26.4]	7.0 [3.2–15.8]	39.7
Urinary bladder	11.7 [6.3–26.9]	11.0 [6.0–25.7]	6.0
Breasts	3.8 [0.5–18.8]	0.1 [0.1–0.6]	97.4
Ovaries	9.7 [5.8–19.4]	9.4 [5.7–18.8]	3.1
Uterus	9.7 [6.0–20.8]	9.5 [5.8–20.2]	2.1
Testicles	17.6 [5.4–52.9]	3.4 [0.7–32.7]	80.7

p ≤ 0.001; mSv Millisievert