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Table 6 Mean parameters and ranges for the AP chest X-ray

From: Estimation of dose and cancer risk to newborn from chest X-ray in South-South Nigeria: a call for protocol optimization

Mean dose (mGy)

Field size (cm2)

kVp

mAs

FFD (cm)

Age (days)

Weight (kg)

Height (m)

1.19 (0.32–2.01)

482 (192–840)

57 (52–60)

5.7 (5–6.3)

101 (98–108)

14.6 (1–28)

3.2 (1.2–4.5)

0.49 (0.38–0.65)