Radiopharmaceutical Dosage per Kilogram of Body Weight, According to Familiarity of Site with 2010 Guidelines
| Dosage* | |||||||||
| Familiar with guidelines? | n | Minimum | Mean | SD | Median | Maximum | Factor of variation (max/min) | Guideline-recommended dosage* | Respondents following guideline ± 20% |
| 99mTc-MDP | |||||||||
| Total | 39 | 5.18 (0.14) | 11.08 (0.30) | 7.32 (0.20) | 9.25 (0.25) | 41.63 (1.13) | 8.04 | 9.25 (0.25) | 84.6% |
| No | 10 | 5.18 (0.14) | 12.75 (0.34) | 10.30 (0.28) | 10.36 (0.28) | 41.63 (1.13) | 8.04 | 80.0% | |
| Yes | 24 | 6.29 (0.17) | 9.02 (0.24) | 0.82 (0.02) | 9.25 (0.25) | 10.36 (0.28) | 1.65 | 95.8% | |
| 99mTc-MAG3 | |||||||||
| Total | 34 | 2.59 (0.07) | 6.33 (0.17) | 6.73 (0.18) | 5.55 (0.15) | 41.63 (1.13) | 16.07 | 5.55 (0.15) | 58.8% |
| No | 8 | 2.59 (0.07) | 10.85 (0.29) | 13.41 (0.36) | 5.18 (0.14) | 41.63 (1.13) | 16.07 | 50.0% | |
| Yes | 24 | 3.70 (0.10) | 4.83 (0.13) | 0.90 (0.02) | 5.55 (0.15) | 5.55 (0.15) | 1.50 | 62.5% | |
| 99mTc-DMSA | |||||||||
| Total | 28 | 1.11 (0.03) | 2.02 (0.05) | 0.56 (0.02) | 1.85 (0.05) | 3.70 (0.10) | 3.33 | 1.85 (0.05) | 78.6% |
| No | 6 | 1.85 (0.05) | 2.41 (0.07) | 0.73 (0.02) | 2.22 (0.06) | 3.70 (0.10) | 2.00 | 50.0% | |
| Yes | 21 | 1.11 (0.03) | 1.92 (0.05) | 0.48 (0.01) | 1.85 (0.05) | 3.70 (0.10) | 3.33 | 85.7% | |
| 99mTc-HIDAs | |||||||||
| Total | 21 | 1.48 (0.04) | 4.14 (0.11) | 4.62 (0.12) | 1.85 (0.05) | 18.50 (0.50) | 12.50 | 1.85 (0.05) | 61.9% |
| No | 6 | 1.85 (0.05) | 6.00 (0.16) | 4.96 (0.13) | 3.93 (0.11) | 14.80 (0.40) | 8.00 | 16.7% | |
| Yes | 14 | 1.48 (0.04) | 3.54 (0.10) | 4.57 (0.12) | 1.85 (0.05) | 18.50 (0.50) | 12.50 | 78.6% | |
| 18F-FDG | |||||||||
| Total | 18 | 2.22 (0.06) | 4.97 (0.13) | 1.87 (0.05) | 4.44 (0.12) | 10.58 (0.29) | 4.77 | 3.7–5.18 (0.10–0.14) | 77.8% |
| No | 3 | 3.70 (0.10) | 4.81 (0.13) | 0.98 (0.03) | 5.18 (0.14) | 5.55 (0.15) | 1.50 | 100.0% | |
| Yes | 13 | 2.22 (0.06) | 4.35 (0.12) | 1.00 (0.03) | 4.44 (0.12) | 6.29 (0.17) | 2.83 | 84.6% | |
↵* Units of measurement are megabecquerels per kilogram (MBq/kg) followed by millicuries per kilogram (mCi/kg) in parentheses.
n indicates number of respondents. In some cases, numbers answering “no” and “yes” do not equal total number because not all sites indicated whether they are familiar with 2010 guidelines.