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Table 5 Relative effective doses for pediatric patients

From: A comparison of pediatric and adult CT organ dose estimation methods

Patients

Head & neck

Chest

AP

Adult

1.0

1.0

1.0

15 y

1.0

1.1

1.5

10 y

1.1

1.5

2.0

5 y

1.3

1.6

2.2

1 y

1.4

1.8

2.3

Newborn (0 y)

1.5

2.0

2.9

  1. Note: The relative effective doses are calculated against the effective doses for adults
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