Table 4.
The korg factors (DLP-normalized organ doses) and the k factors (DLP-normalized effective dose)*
Scanned Region | Organs | korg (mGy/mGy-cm) or k (mSv/mGy-cm) | |||||||||||||
Normal weight | Overweight | Obese-I | Obese-II | Obese-III | |||||||||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||||||
Head | Lens of eye | 0.056 | 0.060 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Brain | 0.048 | 0.047 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Salivary glands | 0.039 | 0.050 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Extrathoracic region | 0.034 | 0.045 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Red bone marrow | 0.005 | 0.007 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Effective dose | 0.0026 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Chest | Thyroid | 0.033 | 0.041 | 0.021 | 0.035 | 0.021 | 0.035 | 0.020 | 0.029 | 0.020 | 0.025 | ||||
Spleen | 0.033 | 0.036 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.032 | 0.031 | 0.026 | 0.031 | 0.021 | 0.024 | |||||
Adrenals | 0.031 | 0.034 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.028 | 0.025 | 0.027 | 0.022 | 0.022 | |||||
Liver | 0.033 | 0.035 | 0.031 | 0.030 | 0.028 | 0.026 | 0.021 | 0.024 | 0.017 | 0.019 | |||||
Thymus | 0.028 | 0.034 | 0.024 | 0.028 | 0.022 | 0.027 | 0.021 | 0.025 | 0.020 | 0.021 | |||||
Kidneys | 0.032 | 0.033 | 0.031 | 0.029 | 0.028 | 0.025 | 0.022 | 0.024 | 0.017 | 0.017 | |||||
Lungs | 0.028 | 0.034 | 0.023 | 0.028 | 0.023 | 0.026 | 0.021 | 0.025 | 0.020 | 0.022 | |||||
Heart | 0.025 | 0.032 | 0.021 | 0.025 | 0.020 | 0.023 | 0.019 | 0.022 | 0.018 | 0.019 | |||||
Stomach | 0.028 | 0.031 | 0.025 | 0.024 | 0.021 | 0.020 | 0.016 | 0.018 | 0.013 | 0.014 | |||||
Breasts | 0.021 | 0.026 | 0.018 | 0.021 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.020 | 0.018 | 0.018 | |||||
Effective dose | 0.021 | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.014 | 0.012 | ||||||||||
Abdomen and Pelvis | Spleen | 0.023 | 0.026 | 0.023 | 0.022 | 0.020 | 0.019 | 0.015 | 0.018 | - | - | ||||
Liver | 0.023 | 0.025 | 0.022 | 0.020 | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.013 | 0.014 | - | - | |||||
Adrenals | 0.021 | 0.023 | 0.022 | 0.020 | 0.019 | 0.017 | 0.014 | 0.015 | - | - | |||||
Kidneys | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.022 | 0.020 | 0.018 | 0.016 | 0.013 | 0.014 | - | - | |||||
Colon | 0.021 | 0.025 | 0.018 | 0.019 | 0.015 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.012 | - | - | |||||
Small intestine | 0.021 | 0.026 | 0.017 | 0.018 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.009 | 0.010 | - | - | |||||
Pancreas | 0.019 | 0.020 | 0.017 | 0.015 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.008 | 0.009 | - | - | |||||
Stomach | 0.018 | 0.020 | 0.017 | 0.015 | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.009 | 0.009 | - | - | |||||
Uterus/Prostate | 0.018 | 0.020 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.010 | 0.009 | - | - | |||||
Urinary bladder | 0.016 | 0.022 | 0.013 | 0.014 | 0.010 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.009 | - | - | |||||
Effective dose | 0.012 | 0.010 | 0.009 | 0.007 | - | ||||||||||
Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis | Spleen | 0.019 | 0.022 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.018 | 0.019 | 0.013 | 0.018 | 0.012 | 0.014 | ||||
Adrenals | 0.018 | 0.021 | 0.020 | 0.018 | 0.019 | 0.017 | 0.013 | 0.016 | 0.012 | 0.012 | |||||
Liver | 0.020 | 0.022 | 0.019 | 0.018 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.011 | 0.014 | 0.010 | 0.011 | |||||
Kidneys | 0.019 | 0.020 | 0.019 | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.015 | 0.011 | 0.014 | 0.010 | 0.010 | |||||
Colon | 0.017 | 0.021 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.010 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.008 | |||||
Stomach | 0.017 | 0.019 | 0.016 | 0.015 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.008 | |||||
Small intestine | 0.017 | 0.022 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.012 | 0.009 | 0.010 | 0.007 | 0.007 | |||||
Lungs | 0.015 | 0.017 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.013 | 0.011 | 0.012 | |||||
Breasts | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.015 | 0.013 | 0.014 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.011 | |||||
Pancreas | 0.016 | 0.017 | 0.015 | 0.013 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.007 | 0.009 | 0.006 | 0.006 | |||||
Effective dose | 0.014 | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.009 | 0.008 |
The symbol “-” means Not Applicable.