Table 3.
comparison of the DRLs established in this study with those of other countries
| Our study DRLs | Belgium | China | Cameroun | France | UK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 | 2014 | ||||||||
| CT procedures | CTDIvol | DLP | CTDIvol | DLP | CTDIvol | DLP | CTDIvol | DLP | CTDIvol | DLP | CTDIvol | DLP |
| 11 | 428 | 8 | 260 | 8 | 285 | 22 | 715 | 10 | 350 | 13 | 440 | |
| Chest | 9 | 805 | 10 | 570 | - | - | 15 | 716 | 13 | 650 | 15 | 745 |
| Abdomen pelvic | 11 | 756 | 8,5 | 800 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 800 | 20 | 1000 |
| Chest abdomen pelvic | 26 | 787 | 26 | 600 | 20 | 553 | 25 | 769 | 30 | 770 | 28 | 600 |