Table 5.

The available Polish national diagnostic reference levels values adopted from other sources in 2011 for paediatric radiographic projec- tions [25]

Anatomical region	Projections	Age	DAP (mGy • cm2)
Chest	PA or AP	Premature baby (~1000 g)	3
		Neonate (~3000 g)	8
		10 months ± 2	20
		5 years ± 2	30
		10 years ± 2	40
	LAT	5 years ± 2	70
		10 years ± 2	80
Abdomen	AP/PA	10 ± 2 months	250
		5 ± 2 years	500
		10 ± 2 years	600
Pelvis	AP	5 ± 2 years	250
		10 ± 2 years	300
Urography	–	Neonate (~3000 g)	600
		10 months ± 2	900
		5 years ± 2	1200
		10 ± 2 years	2400
Head	AP	10 ± 2 months	300
		10 ± 2 years	400
	LAT	10 ± 2 months	300
		10 ± 2 years	300

DAP – dose area product, AP – anterior-posterior projection, PA – posterior-anterior projection, LAT – lateral projection