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. 2021 Nov 12;16(11):e0259772. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259772

Table 1. Effective dose in anthropomorphic prostheses-based neck computed tomography scans, representing children aged 1, 5, and 10 years.

Tube voltage (kVp) Tube current (mA) CTDIVOL (mGy) 1-year-old 5-year-old 10-year-old
DLP Effective dose DLP Effective dose DLP Effective dose
(mGy-cm) (mSv) (mGy-cm) (mSv) (mGy-cm) (mSv)
80 10 0.26 4.25 0.07 4.93 0.06 5.77 0.05
40 1.05 17.81 0.30 19.90 0.24 23.08 0.22
80 2.11 35.62 0.61 39.98 0.48 46.17 0.44
120 3.16 53.43 0.91 59.88 0.72 69.25 0.66
150 3.96 66.79 1.14 75.04 0.90 86.57 0.82
200 5.27 89.50 1.53 99.87 1.20 115.42 1.10
250 6.59 111.31 1.90 124.88 1.50 144.28 1.37
100 10 0.53 8.90 0.15 10.04 0.12 11.54 0.11
40 2.11 35.62 0.59 39.98 0.48 46.17 0.43
80 4.22 71.24 1.19 79.97 0.97 92.34 0.86
120 6.33 106.86 1.78 119.95 1.45 138.51 1.29
150 7.91 133.57 2.23 149.89 1.81 173.14 1.61
200 10.55 178.10 2.97 199.92 2.42 230.85 2.15
250 13.19 222.62 3.72 249.95 3.02 288.56 2.68
120 10 0.85 14.36 0.24 16.11 0.19 18.62 0.18
40 3.40 57.45 0.95 64.43 0.77 74.47 0.70
80 6.81 114.90 1.91 129.05 1.55 148.93 1.40
120 10.21 172.35 2.86 193.48 2.32 223.40 2.10
150 12.76 215.44 3.58 241.80 2.90 279.25 2.62
200 17.02 287.26 4.77 322.53 3.87 372.34 3.50
250 21.27 359.07 5.96 403.07 4.84 465.42 4.37