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Table 2 Extrapolated human radiation dose estimates for [18F]VAT in microgray/megabecquerel

From: Radiation dosimetry of [18F]VAT in nonhuman primates

Target organ

Males (μGy/MBq)

Females (μGy/MBq)

Adrenals

15

18.7

Brain

29.1

40.9

Breasts

8.6

10.7

Gallbladder

31.1

53

Lower large intestine

12.6

15.6

Small intestine

34.1

30.5

Stomach

12.6

15.7

Upper large intestine

15.9

18.4

Heart

40.2

34.6

Kidneys

28

35.8

Liver

51.1

65.4

Lungs

18.1

16.2

Muscle

10.1

12.5

Ovaries

 

16.4

Pancreas

15.3

19.1

Red marrow

10.4

12.7

Osteogenic cell

15

20

Skin

7.6

9.6

Spleen

26

32.8

Testes

9.1

 

Thymus

10.8

13.2

Thyroid

9.7

11.2

Urinary bladder

33.7

52.3

Uterus

 

17.2

Total body

12.3

15.3

  1. Data in italics represent critical organs