Table 4 Comparison of the DRLs of the head and body CT phantom with the corresponding data for real patients study international
Study | Year | Country | Design | Dose index | Head (DRLs) | Body (DRLs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This study | 2023 | Italy | CT phantom | CTDIvol (mGy) | 10 | 6.1 |
DLP (mGy*cm) | 680 | 587 | ||||
Japan | 2019 | Japan | Human | CTDIvol (mGy) | 80 | – |
DLP (mGy*cm) | 1500 | – | ||||
Slovenia | 2020 | Slovenia | Human | CTDIvol (mGy*cm) | 76.9 | 18.7 |
DLP (mGy*cm) | 1942 | 1116.2 | ||||
Egypt | 2017 | Egypt | Human | CTDIvol (mGy) | 30 | 31 |
DLP (mGy*cm) | 1360 | 1425 | ||||
Canada | 2016 | Canada | Human | CTDIvol (mGy) | 82 | – |
DLP (mGy*cm) | 1302 | – | ||||
South India | 2018 | South India | Human | CTDIvol (mGy) | 68 | – |
DLP (mGy*cm) | 1120 | 509 |