The average effective doseMeasure of a radiation effect to be indicated more precisely... of the population in Germany due to medical application of ionising rays and radioactive substancesRadioactive substances within the meaning of the Atomic Ener... amounts to 1.8 mSv per year. X-ray diagnostics make up the largest part of civilisation-related radiationEnergy dispersion through matter or space. In atomic physics... exposure of the population in Germany. The frequency of x-ray examinations in Germany amounts to 1.6 examinations per caput per year and the effective doseMeasure of a radiation effect to be indicated more precisely... amounts to 1.7 mSv/a. Although there is a declining trend in some x-ray examinations, which can be explained by the growing use of alternative examination procedures, there is an increase in modern dose-intensive examinations such as computer tomography. Nuclear medicineApplication of open or enclosed radioactive substances in me... in Germany contributes about 0.1 mSv per caput per year, considerably less to radiationEnergy dispersion through matter or space. In atomic physics... exposure of the population because of the lower application frequency compared to x-ray diagnostics and the partly lower effective doseMeasure of a radiation effect to be indicated more precisely... per examination.
Type of examination |
Effective doseMeasure of a radiation effect to be indicated more precisely...,
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| CT abdomen |
8.8 – 16.4 |
| CT spinal column |
4.8 – 8.7 |
| CT thorax |
4.2 – 6.7 |
| CT head |
1.7 – 2.3 |
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| Arteriography |
10 – 30 |
| Colon |
5 – 12 |
| Stomach |
4 – 8 |
| Urinary tract |
2 – 5 |
| Lumbar spine |
0.6 – 1.1 |
| Pelvis |
0.3 – 0.7 |
| Thorax |
0.02 – 0.04 |
| Tooth |
0.01 |
Average effective doseMeasure of a radiation effect to be indicated more precisely... for various x-ray examinations, Germany
Average effective doseMeasure of a radiation effect to be indicated more precisely... of population in different
countries due to x-ray diagnostics