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Examples of Injected Activity and Approximate Effective Dose for Administration of 18F-FDG for Body (Not Brain) Imaging
| Patient | Example weight (kg) | Example injected activity range MBq (mCi) | Effective dose (mSv) |
| Neonate | 7 | 26–36 (0.7–1) | ∼6.5 |
| Child (1 y old) | 11 | 41–57 (1.1–1.5) | ∼3.9 |
| Child (5 y old) | 20 | 74–104 (2–2.8) | ∼4.3 |
| Child (10 y old) | 36 | 133–187 (3.6–5.1) | ∼5.1 |
| Child (15 y old) | 60 | 222–312 (6–8.4) | ∼5.9 |
| Adult (sex average) | 70 | 259–370 (7–10) | ∼6.0 |
