TABLE 5.

CT Absorbed Doses Determined Using Default Protocols and a Standardized Protocol for Mice and Rats

	Default (mGy)		Standard (mGy)		Measured dose difference default to standard (%)
Scanner	Mouse	Rat	Mouse	Rat	Mouse	Rat
1	11±0.10	7±0.10	20±0.09	13±0.16	+77	+86
2	40±0.11	28±0.02	31±0.23	21±0.08	−23	−23
3	59±0.03	48±0.11	39±0.23	28±0.08	−34	−42
4	32±0.18	15±0.10	56±0.76	25±0.05	+71	+60
5	216±0.02	100±0.17	41±0.02	31±0.03	−81	−69

Results expressed as mean ± standard deviation, n = 3.