Hospitals of the current study

This study

Swizer-Land

ICRP [12]/ NGL (1996)

UK

Greece

Germany

Sweeden

Ireland

Montenegro

Norway

H1

H2

H3

H4

Arou, et al. [14]

Hart, et al. [17]

UK-2005 review

NRBP-W14 UK-2000 Review by Hart et al [17]

NRBP [6]

Yakoumakis, et al.

[4]

Muller, et al. [19]

Holm and Leithz [18]

Carroll and Brennan [15]

Milatovic, et al. [20]

Grøn, et al. (2000)

Mean

32.0

13.7

32.9

20.3

24.7

-

-

-

14.5

16

11.7

10.17

-

-

19

22.4

St dev

9.9

6.7

11.3

5.7

8.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

-

Minimum

18.9

6.5

20.8

12.0

6.5

-

-

-

1.6

4.5

2.44

0.64

-

-

15

6.8

1^st quartile

25.9

9.4

23.4

15.9

18.7

-

-

-

6.8

-

7.63

-

-

-

-

-

Median

28.8

11.4

28.4

18.7

21.8

-

-

-

12.2

-

9.3

-

-

-

19

19.2

3^rd quartile

34.9

16.2

41.1

24.6

29.2

35

40/20

14

16

24

13.54

-

20

12

22

28.9

Maximum

66.0

40.8

58.5

35.8

66.0

-

-

-

90.3

39

41.84

47. 63

-

-

29

65.7

Exposure and radiographic parameters

Mean (Range) Kvp

75.9 (70-80)

74.6 (66-97)

76.5 (70-85)

90.3 (83-98)

79. 3 (66-98)

-

-

-

71(60-117)

-

70-90

60(50-70)

-

-

67(61-81)

70-90

Mean (range) Films

6.5 (5-9)

(4-8)

6.9 (6-9)

5.6 (5-9)

6.1(4-9)

-

-

-

6(1-25)

-

9.3

3.7(2-9)

-

-

6(5-7)

9

Mean (range) mAs

47.0(36-62.5)

32.4 (24-48)

64.7 (50-80)

87.1 (60-120)

57.8 (24-120)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

57(32-63)

-