EED of radiation received by children undergoing various radiological procedures for any indication at our centre
| 0 to <1 year | 1 to <5 years | 5 to <10 years | 10 to <15 years | 15 to <18 years | ||
| CXR | Number performed | 179 | 789 | 542 | 213 | 417 |
| EED (mSv) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| AXR | Number performed | 69 | 115 | 99 | 100 | 99 |
| EED (mSv) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Chest CT | Number performed | 9 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 10 |
| EED (mSv) | 0.57 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 1.27 | 1.69 | |
| Abdomen and pelvis CT | Number performed | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 43 |
| EED (mSv) | – | – | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | |
| Sinus CT | Number performed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| EED (mSv) | – | – | – | 0.21 | 0.20 | |
| Fluoroscopy | Number performed | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| EED (mSv) | – | 0.52 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.19 | |
Table includes 4 years of data for CT scans and fluoroscopy and 1 year of radiograph data.
EED data are presented as mean.
AXR, abdominal X-ray; CXR, chest X-ray; EED, estimated effective dose.