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 | |||
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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 |