TABLE 4

Summary of Risk Calculations

Cancer incidence risk at equal diagnostic image quality*
Body morphometryAA (MBq)ICRP 103†10-y-old girlSex- and age-averaged
Short–stout59.2564
Tall–thin29.6221

  • ↵* No. of excess cases for population of 100,000.

  • ↵† ICRP describes risk of radiation detriment rather than risk of cancer incidence.