Table 3:
Maximal skin dose of radiation and the fluoroscopy time per procedure as stratified by patient age
| Age, y | Radiation Dose, Frontal Plane, mGy | SD Radiation Dose, Frontal Plane, mGy | Radiation Dose, Lateral Plane, mGy | SD Radiation Dose, Lateral Plane, mGy | Radiation Dose, Total, mGy | SD Radiation Dose, Total, mGy | Fluoroscopy Time, Frontal Plane, min | Fluoroscopy Time, Lateral Plane, min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 | 186.7 | 168.3 | 186.2 | 198.5 | 372.9 | 361.2 | 40.5 | 37.7 |
| 1–2 | 296.3 | 350.3 | 147.2 | 109.3 | 443.5 | 434.4 | 26.1 | 22.5 |
| 3–7 | 236 | 241.3 | 147.2 | 189.3 | 383.3 | 398.9 | 24.0 | 17.6 |
| 8–12 | 244.5 | 233.4 | 110.8 | 131 | 355.3 | 341.9 | 19.1 | 14.6 |
| 13–17 | 329. | 292 | 192.2 | 318.7 | 521.3 | 529.7 | 17.8 | 13.1 |
| 18–21 | 328.5 | 260.2 | 255.1 | 553.6 | 583.5 | 729.3 | 19.5 | 12.6 |
| All ages | 266.6 | 257.9 | 156.2 | 240.7 | 422.7 | 440 | 21.9 | 17.0 |
Note:—SD indicates standard deviation (inter-procedure variability).