Estimates of Effective Doses
Effective dose = EDLP.DLP (mSv)
Region of body Conversion factor,EDLP
(mSv mGy-1 cm-1)
Head 0.0023
Neck 0.0054
Chest 0.017
Abdomen 0.015
Pelvis 0.019
Ref. European Guidelines on Quality Criteria for Computed Tomography,
EUR 16262, May 1999
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