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Table 4
Comparison of IDRLs for CTA examinations with published DRL values.
| Dosimetric quantities | DRLs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Limb | Brain | Carotids | Pulmonary embolism | Abdominal aorta | Total aorta | Lower Limb | ||
| This study | CTDIvol (HospitalA) DLP |
16.05 | 26.1 | 13.95 | 3.18 | 9.69 | 5.12 | 7.49 |
| 1059.81 | 1370.48 | 1303.85 | 321.38 | 1453.79 | 1346.47 | 600.3 | ||
| CTDIvol(Hospital B) DLP |
– | 51.22 | 19.45 | 6.97 | 12.14 | –- | 16.07 | |
| – | 1412.73 | 1384.85 | 717.24 | 1338.02 | –- | 1261.46 | ||
| CTDIvol(Hospital C) DLP |
– | – | 9.07 | 11.52 | 9.41 | 10.74 | 9.4 | |
| – | – | 819.49 | 487.56 | 1018.17 | 1860.74 | 860.98 | ||
| CTDIvol(Hospital D) DLP |
– | – | 5.98 | 3.87 | – | – | 6.53 | |
| – | – | 596 | 357 | – | – | 724 | ||
| (MacGregor et al., 2015) | CTDIvol | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | |
| DLP | – | – | – | 579 | – | – | – | |
| (Salama et al., 2017) | CTDIvol | – | – | – | –- | 36.7 | – | 36.7 |
| DLP | – | – | – | –- | 1317.8 | – | 1317.8 | |
| (Qurashi et al., 2015) | CTDIvol | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | – |
| DLP | – | – | – | 480 | – | – | – | |
| (Harun et al., 2020) |
CTDIvol | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| DLP | – | – | – | 329 | – | – | – | |
| (Treier et al., 2010) | CTDIvol | – | 65 | 20 | 15 | 15 | – | – |
| DLP | – | 1000 | 500 | 450 | 650 | – | – | |
| (Foley et al., 2012) | CTDIvol | – | – | – | 12.5 | – | – | – |
| DLP | – | – | – | 432 | – | – | – | |
| (Matsunaga et al., 2019) | CTDIvol | – | 73.5 | – | –- | – | – | – |
| DLP | – | 1223.8 | – | –- | – | – | – | |
| (Shrimpton et al., 2018) | CTDIvol | – | – | – | 13 | 15 | – | – |
| DLP | – | – | – | 441 | 1042 | – | – | |
| (Kim et al., 2015) | CTDIvoL | – | 42.7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| DLP | – | 1854 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (Zensen et al., 2021) | CTDIvol | – | 13.7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| DLP | – | 478.3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (Cho, 2013) | CTDIvol | – | 26.7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| DLP | – | 1816 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (Aberle et al., 2020) | CTDIvol | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| DLP | – | – | 360 | – | – | – | – | |
| (Sulieman et al., 2024) | CTDIvol | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 |
| DLP | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3562 | |
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