Radiology Measurements

CT effective dose from DLP

Imaging classifications and numerical calculators.

Method & scope

E (mSv) ≈ DLP (mGy·cm) × k for the region and age (AAPM Report 96, Table 3). Check the dose-report reference phantom. A population estimate — not a patient's own dose.

AAPM Report No. 96 (2008), Table 3; Shrimpton PC. NRPB-W67 (2004).