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Table 2 Estimates of the effective dose

From: Estimating radiation effective doses from whole body computed tomography scans based on U.S. soldier patient height and weight

Organ

ICRP103 Tissue Weighting Factor

Measured Equivalent Dose (Female) (mSv)

Calculated Equivalent Dose (mSv)

ABS Diff (%)

Measured Equivalent Dose (Male) (mSv)

Calculated Equivalent Dose (mSv)

ABS Diff (%)

Brain

0.01

0.0029 ± 0.0002

0.004 ± 0.001

 

0.007 ± 0.003

0.004 ± 0.001

 

Colon

0.12

2.68 ± 0.08

2.5 ± 0.1

 

3.4 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.1

 

Esophagus

0.04

1.00 ± 0.04

0.92 ± 0.04

 

0.88 ± 0.02

0.84 ± 0.04

 

Liver

0.04

1.040 ± 0.008

1.18 ± 0.01

 

1.05 ± 0.04

1.12 ± 0.01

 

Lung

0.12

3.24 ± 0.12

4.07 ± 0.08

 

2.9 ± 0.1

3.89 ± 0.07

 

Thymus

0.04

0.94 ± 0.01

1.0 ± 0.2

 

1.08 ± 0.02

1.0 ± 0.2

 

Thyroid

0.04

0.49 ± 0.02

1.0 ± 0.4

 

1.21 ± 0.03

1.0 ± 0.4

 

Remainder

0.12

3.08 ± 0.08

3.1 ± 0.5

 

2.7 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.2

 

Organs:

       

   Pancreas

       

   Uterus

       

   Kidney

       

   Adrenals/Gall

       

   Bladder

       

Effective Dose (mSv)

12.5 ± 0.2

13.7 ± 0.7

9%

13.1 ± 0.8

12.5 ± 0.6

5%

  1. Effective dose for a chest abdomen pelvis scan.
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