TABLE 3

OLINDA/EXM 2.0 Recommended Radiation Dose Estimates for 18F-FDG: Sex-Averaged Data

SiteAdult15-y-old10-y-old5-y-old1-y-old
Adrenals1.37E-021.60E-022.40E-023.78E-026.69E-02
Brain3.76E-023.78E-024.02E-024.39E-025.79E-02
Breasts1.01E-021.09E-02—–—–—–
Esophagus1.41E-021.69E-022.65E-024.25E-027.75E-02
Eyes1.16E-021.34E-021.94E-022.98E-025.06E-02
Gallbladder wall1.42E-021.60E-022.42E-023.57E-026.17E-02
Left colon1.34E-021.45E-022.34E-023.64E-026.33E-02
Small intestine1.30E-021.55E-022.45E-023.84E-026.70E-02
Stomach wall1.31E-021.48E-022.25E-023.54E-026.18E-02
Right colon1.30E-021.46E-022.25E-023.54E-026.08E-02
Rectum2.06E-022.49E-023.76E-025.46E-028.44E-02
Heart wall7.28E-028.95E-021.65E-012.24E-012.95E-01
Kidneys1.18E-021.37E-022.10E-023.41E-026.03E-02
Liver2.45E-022.87E-024.22E-026.09E-021.01E-01
Lungs1.99E-022.44E-023.73E-025.88E-021.11E-01
Ovaries1.82E-022.08E-022.84E-025.04E-028.67E-02
Pancreas1.39E-021.60E-022.47E-023.85E-026.89E-02
Prostate1.82E-022.20E-025.49E-024.95E-026.94E-02
Salivary glands1.21E-021.44E-022.19E-023.34E-025.80E-02
Red marrow1.13E-021.26E-021.67E-022.41E-024.40E-02
Osteogenic cells1.00E-021.09E-021.37E-021.81E-022.98E-02
Spleen1.14E-021.31E-022.02E-023.31E-025.91E-02
Testes1.02E-021.29E-022.44E-023.10E-025.52E-02
Thymus1.46E-021.70E-022.49E-023.91E-026.84E-02
Thyroid1.08E-021.31E-022.07E-023.35E-026.06E-02
Urinary bladder wall1.46E-011.63E-012.45E-013.56E-015.31E-01
Uterus2.59E-023.24E-025.27E-027.52E-021.13E-01
Total body1.25E-021.38E-022.21E-023.50E-026.33E-02
Effective dose1.92E-022.20E-023.23E-024.82E-028.01E-02
  • Data are in mSv/MBq (biokinetic data: ICRP 128–recommended model; physical models: RADAR ICRP 89 reference phantom series; effective doses: ICRP 103 weighting factors).