TABLE 2

Absorbed Dose Estimates for 11C-Acetate (mGy/MBq)*

Target organMeanORISE values†
Adrenals3.4E-03 (2)3.2E-03
Brain2.1E-03 (6)1.8E-03
Breasts2.2E-03 (4)3.0E-03
Gallbladder wall3.7E-03 (5)2.7E-03
Lower large intestine wall1.0E-02 (20)2.2E-03
Small intestine1.0E-02 (20)2.3E-03
Stomach3.3E-03 (12)3.0E-03
Upper large intestine wall1.1E-02 (21)2.3E-03
Heart wall6.6E-03 (10)9.7E-02
Kidneys9.2E-03 (23)2.4E-03
Liver6.0E-03 (33)3.0E-03
Lungs4.6E-03 (22)1.8E-02
Muscle2.5E-03 (4)2.3E-03
Ovaries3.6E-03 (3)2.2E-03
Pancreas1.7E-02 (26)3.5E-03
Red marrow5.7E-03 (17)2.7E-03
Bone surfaces4.4E-03 (12)2.3E-03
Salivary glands†‡3.4E-03 (32)NE
Skin2.0E-03 (5)1.8E-03
Spleen9.2E-03 (45)2.7E-03
Testes2.3E-03 (6)1.8E-03
Thymus2.6E-03 (5)4.6E-03
Thyroid2.4E-03 (6)2.2E-03
Urinary bladder wall2.8E-03 (4)2.1E-03
Uterus3.3E-03 (2)2.3E-03
Total body2.9E-03 (0)3.0E-03
EDE (mSv/MBq)6.2E-03 (11)1.0E-02
ED (mSv/MBq)4.9E-03 (8)4.5E-03

  • ↵* To obtain the dose estimates in rad/mCi, multiply by 3.7.

  • ↵† ORISE Dose Estimates Table, 11C-acetate, 1995.

  • ↵‡ Self-dose only.

  • NE = not estimated; EDE = effective dose equivalent; ED = effective dose.

    Data in parentheses are percentage SD.