Radiation dosimetry of 18F-FDG PET/CT: incorporating exam-specific parameters in dose estimates

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 5 18F-FDG Dose summary

CT technique description	Injection activity (MBq)		Effective dose (mSv)		Effective dose per unit activity (mSv/MBq)
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Standard CT	455 ± 30	450 ± 26	8.1 ± 1.2	10.1 ± 1.4	0.018 ± 0.002	0.022 ± 0.002
Diagnostic CT	455 ± 25	454 ± 51	8.1 ± 0.8	9.9 ± 1.6	0.018 ± 0.002	0.022 ± 0.003

Data are the mean ± standard deviation. n, male standard CT=46. n, female standard CT = 39. n, male diagnostic CT = 49. n, female diagnostic CT = 49

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