Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 2 Descriptive statistics of anthropotechnical parameters

From: A dual-modality quantification of scattered radiation from head to female breasts during radiological investigations in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

S/No.	X-Ray (CR)				X-Ray (CT)
S/No.	Variable (n = 50)	Range	Mode	Mean ± SD	Variable (n = 50)	Range	Mode	Mean ± SD
1.	Age (years)	19–54	32	34.30 ± 8.02	Age (years)	23–55	35	37.18 ± 7.10
2.	Weight (kg)	60–90	72	84.13 ± 22.02	Weight (kg)	60–90	70	82.32 ± 14.00
3.	Height (m)	1.54–1.82	1.68	1.65 ± 0.30	Height (m)	1.56–1.78	1.65	1.64 ± 0.45
4.	BMI (kg/m²)	19.6–55.2	28.30	34.02 ± 10.04	BMI (kg/m²)	18.8–52.2	26.40	30.60 ± 8.20
5.	kVp PA	75–80	70		kVp PA	80	80
6.	kVp Lat	70–75	70		kVp Lat	80	80
7.	mA PA	250–300	250		mA PA	10	10
8.	mA Lat	250–300	250		mA Lat	10	10
9.	mAs PA	15–35	18		mAs PA	NS	NS
10.	mAs Lat	35–80	15		mAs Lat	NS	NS

NS not shown (on monitor)

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