TABLE 1

Mean Organ Doses and Mean Effective Dose of 6 Healthy Subjects

Mean absorbed dose (mGy/MBq)
Target organMaleFemale
Adrenals0.057 ± 0.0160.074 ± 0.020
Brain0.008 ± 0.0030.010 ± 0.003
Breasts0.022 ± 0.0120.029 ± 0.016
Gallbladder wall0.051 ± 0.0150.061 ± 0.019
LLI wall0.479 ± 0.0610.521 ± 0.067
Small intestine0.046 ± 0.0170.057 ± 0.020
Stomach wall0.037 ± 0.0160.046 ± 0.020
ULI wall0.041 ± 0.0160.053 ± 0.021
Heart wall0.051 ± 0.0140.062 ± 0.018
Kidneys1.50 ± 0.251.63 ± 0.27
Liver0.127 ± 0.0380.168 ± 0.050
Lungs0.074 ± 0.0090.095 ± 0.012
Muscle0.031 ± 0.0140.039 ± 0.018
Ovaries0.069 ± 0.021
Pancreas0.049 ± 0.0160.061 ± 0.021
Red marrow0.032 ± 0.0130.038 ± 0.015
Osteogenic cells0.052 ± 0.0290.069 ± 0.038
Skin0.022 ± 0.0120.028 ± 0.015
Spleen0.050 ± 0.0160.062 ± 0.021
Testes0.032 ± 0.014
Thymus0.026 ± 0.0140.033 ± 0.018
Thyroid0.160 ± 0.0480.193 ± 0.059
Urinary bladder wall0.764 ± 0.0121.04 ± 0.01
Uterus0.074 ± 0.021
Total body0.042 ± 0.0140.053 ± 0.018
Effective dose (mSv/MBq)0.174 ± 0.0190.212 ± 0.022
  • LLI = lower large intestines; ULI = upper large intestines.

  • Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6).