Illustrative ICU patient CT/CTA and cerebral angiography exposuresa
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of CTA | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
PSD (mGy) | 1187 | 791 | 791 | 791 |
No. of head CT | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
PSD (mGy) | 78 | 274 | 157 | 706 |
No. of cerebral angiograms | 11 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
Cumulative skin dose (mGy)b | 2667 | 1574 | 908 | 3261 |
Total skin dose, all exams (mGy) | 3932 | 2639 | 1856 | 4758 |
Time interval for all exams (days) | 30 | 18 | 16 | 31 |