TABLE 1

Human Organ and Whole-Body Radiation-Absorbed Dose Estimates (Mean ± SD)

Mean absorbed dose ± SD
Target organμSv/MBqmrem/mCi
Adrenals13.53 ± 0.3150.07 ± 1.10
Brain8.75 ± 0.2132.33 ± 0.85
Breasts8.03 ± 0.0729.83 ± 0.29
Gallbladder wall90.87 ± 11.39336.00 ± 42.32
LLI wall13.40 ± 0.2049.73 ± 0.83
Small intestine21.90 ± 2.5080.97 ± 9.05
Stomach12.50 ± 0.3046.13 ± 0.99
ULI wall14.43 ± 0.5053.60 ± 2.09
Heart wall17.63 ± 0.6465.30 ± 2.36
Kidneys27.27 ± 1.34101.10 ± 5.18
Liver23.43 ± 3.8186.80 ± 13.88
Lungs9.54 ± 1.3735.27 ± 5.09
Muscle10.93 ± 0.2540.60 ± 0.72
Ovaries14.13 ± 0.5852.30 ± 2.08
Pancreas14.30 ± 0.3052.93 ± 1.00
Red marrow10.17 ± 0.0637.77 ± 0.32
Osteogenic cells14.40 ± 0.2653.27 ± 0.83
Skin7.41 ± 0.1027.33 ± 0.42
Spleen11.27 ± 0.1241.53 ± 0.61
Testes10.20 ± 0.2637.67 ± 1.07
Thymus10.04 ± 0.1037.20 ± 0.20
Thyroid10.57 ± 0.3539.17 ± 1.20
Urinary bladder wall59.63 ± 7.52220.67 ± 27.93
Uterus16.03 ± 0.6759.40 ± 2.55
Total body12.07 ± 0.0644.73 ± 0.25
EDE21.23 ± 0.9678.73 ± 3.58
ED14.33 ± 0.2553.13 ± 1.07
  • LLI = lower large intestine; ULI = upper large intestine; EDE = effective dose equivalent; ED = effective dose.

  • Radiation-absorbed doses were extrapolated from 18F-FIAU-injected dog biodistribution data using the OLINDA/EXM version 1.0 computer program.