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. 2010 Jun-Jul;31(6):1003–1009. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1971

Table 1:

Doses measured for all protocols on 64-row scanner (Toshiba Aquilion 64)

Organ W (T) Noncontrast Head CT
Perfusion
CTA
Dose (mGy) Weighted Dose (mSv) Dose (mGy) Weighted Dose (mSv) Dose (mGy) Weighted Dose (mSv)
Hemispheres 0.01 33.31 0.33 66.22 0.66 24.34 0.24
Skin (within scan area) 33.17 75.41 26.27
Skin (total) 0.01 17.43 0.17 37.9 0.38 13.87 0.14
Eye lenses 41.69 6.74 14.86
Pituitary gland 33.7 14.26 20.07
Bone marrow (scan area) 8.4 4.1 22.05
Bone marrow (total) 0.12 4.6 0.56 2.36 0.28 11.88 1.43
Thyroid gland 0.04 1.49 0.06 1.04 0.04 39.17 1.57
Lung 0.12 0.8 0.1 0.48 0.06 2.99 0.36
Esophagus 0.04 0.36 0.01 0.55 0.02 2.78 0.11
Breast 0.12 1.69 0.2 0.39 0.05 1.47 0.18
Liver 0.05 0.37 0.02 0.28 0.01 0.94 0.05
Stomach 0.12 0.53 0.06 0.44 0.05 0.92 0.11
Ovaries 0.08 0.28 0.02 0.33 0.03 0.35 0.03
Lower colon 0.12 0.74 0.09 0.28 0.03 0.24 0.03
Bladder 0.04 0.73 0.03 0.34 0.01 0.57 0.02
Testes 0.08 0.31 0.02 0.27 0.02 0.28 0.02
Effective dose (women) 1.65 1.62 4.27
Effective dose (men) 1.65 1.61 4.26