Table 2:

Organ doses and effective doses as measured by lithium fluoride thermoluminescent dosimeters in several positions for different scan protocols

Standard CTCT AngiographyCT Perfusion
IntracranialCervicalProtocol IProtocol IIProtocol III
Organ doses (mGy)
    Cerebrum (overall)22.211.79.8117.982.5325.2
    Cerebrum (highest dose)35.29.210.3164.9114.1444.2
    Skin (total)11.73.10.726.920.2126.9
    Skin (highest dose)36.216.119.2112.387.2404.8
    Bone marrow (total)2.22.74.34.24.220.7
    Bone marrow (skull)15.89.91021.421.9118.1
    Eye lens5.415.21313.77.935.7
    Thyroid1.119.719.22.42.49.2
    Esophagus0.74.87.52.01.24.7
    Lung0.40.64.00.70.41.0
    Gonads0.20.30.20.20.20.2
Effective dose (mSv)*1.71.92.81.2/1.31.1/1.25.0
  • * Data for effective doses are given for male and female subjects if different (male/female).