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Table 2 Mean absorbed doses and effective doses for both age groups

From: Biokinetics, dosimetry, and radiation risk in infants after 99mTc-MAG3 scans

Age group

Absorbed dose (mGy)

Effective dose (mSv)

Kidney

Bladder

Newborns

0.69 ± 0.55

4.79 ± 4.70

0.36 ± 0.25

1-year-olds

0.23 ± 0.15

5.08 ± 1.50

0.48 ± 0.23

All

0.62 ± 0.53

4.84 ± 4.37

0.38 ± 0.25