Table 6 Impact of number of tissues/organs for CE stylized reference phantoms using ICRP Publication 60 tissue weighting factors, wT, to calculate the effective dose coefficient, e, with the SD. The difference in percent calculated according to Eq. 4 and stability according to Eq. 5
Tissue/organ (n = 12) | Effective dose coefficient e (μSv/MBq) | Difference (%) | Stability (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Spleen | 19.4 ± 4.6 | – | 29.9 |
Urinary bladder content | 23.1 ± 4.6 | 44.8 | 16.5 |
Lungs | 25.0 ± 5.7 | 22.3 | 9.8 |
Liver | 27.0 ± 6.0 | 24.7 | 2.5 |
Bone marrow (red) | 27.8 ± 5.5 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
Thyroid gland | 28.0 ± 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
Gonads (testes/ovaries) | 28.2 ± 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
Adrenal glands | 28.4 ± 5.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Kidneys | 28.5 ± 5.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
Brain | 28.5 ± 5.3 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
Heart wall | 28.5 ± 5.3 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
Muscle | 27.7 ± 5.0 | − 9.7 | 0.0 |