Type and anatomical localization of X-ray examinations | Mean gonadal dose per examination (mGy) | Examinations performed from 18 years to the beginning of the period of unprotected intercourse | |
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 |  | Number of X-ray examinations | % |
Simple radiographs | |||
Skull, head and neck | 0.02 | 79 | 6.3 |
Upper limbs | 0.01 | 202 | 16.1 |
Chest, lungs and thorax | 0.02 | 51 | 4.1 |
Upper lumbar spine | 0.1 | 28 | 2.2 |
Lower lumbar spine | 0.6 | 127 | 10.1 |
Abdomen | 0.7 | 10 | 0.8 |
Pelvis and hips | 4 | 71 | 5.6 |
Lower limbs | 0.01 | 487 | 38.7 |
Unknown localization | 0.42†| 77 | 6.1 |
Computed Tomography scanners | |||
Skull, head and neck | 0.10 | 16 | 1.3 |
Upper limbs | 0.05 | 2 | 0.2 |
Chest, lungs and thorax | 0.02 | 2 | 0.2 |
Upper lumbar spine | 0.45 | 2 | 0.2 |
Lower lumbar spine | 3.1 | 13 | 1.0 |
Abdomen | 3.7 | 4 | 0.3 |
Pelvis and hips | 20 | 7 | 0.6 |
Lower limbs | 0.05 | 7 | 0.6 |
Unknown localization | 2.78†| 1 | 0.1 |
Nuclear medicine examinations | |||
Skull | 1.00 | 2 | 0.2 |
Body scintigraphy | 3.00 | 1 | 0.1 |
Complex examinations | |||
Thoracic angiography | 1.5 | 7 | 0.6 |
Lower limbs angiography | 5.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Phlebography below diaphragm | 5.5 | 3 | 0.2 |
Upper limbs arthrography | 0.05 | 0 | 0.0 |
Lower limbs arthrography | 0.10 | 1 | 0.1 |
Myelography | 2.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Barium meal | 3.7 | 21 | 1.7 |
Intravenous urography | 50 | 22 | 1.8 |
Cystography | 20 | 2 | 0.2 |
Unknown device | 0 | 9 | 0.7 |
Total | - | 1257 | 100 |