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Table 1

Annual radiation exposure trends in medical professions (2018–2022): Mean Dose ± SD in mSv.

Year   Anesthesiologists Cardiologists Nurses Radiologists Radiologic
technologists
2022 Mean ± SD 0.72 ± 0.41 3.47 ± 7.81 1.43 ± 0.94 0.89 ± 0.44 1.61 ± 0.84
  Minimum − Maximum 0.42 –1.84 0.23 – 48.68 0.07 – 7.44 0.48 – 1.67 0.42 – 6.03
2021 Mean ± SD 0.66 ± 0.49 2.01 ± 1.76 1.31 ± 0.75 1.10 ± 0.29 1.13 ± 0.54
  Minimum − Maximum 0.12 – 1.99 0.18 – 12.16 0.14 – 5.02 0.55 – 1.48 0.34 – 2.44
2020 Mean ± SD 0.87 ± 0.36 1.66 ± 1.26 0.92 ± 0.72 0.66 ± 0.35 0.90 ± 0.30
  Minimum − Maximum 0.36 – 1.16 0.60 – 6.02 0.16 – 7.40 0.17 – 1.05 0.47 – 1.83
2019 Mean ± SD 1.13 ± 0.26 2.02 ± 3.08 0.86 ± 0.33 0.56 ± 0.27 0.90 ± 0.33
  Minimum − Maximum 0.89 – 1.41 0.40 – 18.90 0.10 – 1.53 0.21 – 0.90 0.17 – 1.83
2018 Mean ± SD 0.94 ± 0.16 2.59 ± 4.86 0.82 ± 0.38 0.53 ± 0.33 0.95 ± 0.61
  Minimum − Maximum 0.78 – 1.10 0.39 – 24.90 0.16 – 1.82 0.14 – 0.92 0.36 – 3.66

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