Table 7 Comparison of this study’s ESD with other national and international studies

This study^a

1.19

1.56

0.32

2.01

≤ 30 days

Direct

TLD

ACR [15]^a,b

–

0.12/0.06

–

–

0–1 years

Direct^d

TLD

Brazil [23]

0.07/0.05

0.06/0.04

0.09/0.08

0–1 year

Direct

CaSO₄:Dy/TLD

Iran [24]^a

0.076

0.07

–

–

< 1 year

Direct

TLD

Nigeria [25]^c

0.64/0.07/1.1

–

–

–

0–1 year

Direct

TLD

Turkey [26]

0.067/0.07

–

–

–

6–112 days

Direct/indirect

TLD/tube output

Ethiopia [27]

1.82

1.37

0.97

2.34

0–1 year

Indirect

Tube output

Kuwait [28]^b

0.074

–

–

–

< 1 year

Indirect

Tube output

Finland [29]

0.06

–

0.01

0.27

0 year

Indirect

Tube output

EC [30]

–

0.08

–

–

0 year

Indirect

Tube output

UNSCEAR [31]

0.041

–

–

–

0–1 year

Indirect

Tube output

UK [32]

0.06

0.07

0.03

0.09

0 year

Indirect

Tube output

Nigeria [33]

0.11

–

–

–

0–1 year

Indirect

DoseCal

Sudan [34]

0.057

0.031

0.368

0– < 1 year

Indirect

DoseCal