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Sites FPA MSCT Bone marrow 2.4 3.24 Esophagus 0.15 0.37 Thyroid 1.48 3.74 Skin 0.33 2.09 Bone surface 6.05 6.89 Salivary glands 32.44 57.26 Brain 21.33 32.71 Lymphatic nodes 0.69 1.15 Muscle 0.69 1.15 Extrathoracic region 12.93 26.6 Oral mucosa 15.71 25.21 Pituitary 24.31 45.84 Eyes 5.09 51.15 Eye lens 1.77 45.9 Sites Tissue-Weighting Factors (ICRP 103 Version) FPA MSCT Bone marrow 0.12 0.29 0.39 Esophagus 0.04 0.01 0.01 Thyroid 0.04 0.06 0.15 Skin 0.01 0.00 0.02 Bone surface 0.01 0.06 0.07 Salivary glands 0.01 0.32 0.57 Brain 0.01 0.21 0.33 Lymphatic nodes Muscle 0.12 0.28 0.5 Extrathoracic region Oral mucosa Mean dose on remainder organsa Effective dose (mSv) 1.23 2.04 Note:—ICRP indicates International Commission on Radiological Protection.
↵a Remainder organs are: adrenals, extrathoracic region, gall bladder, heart, kidneys, lymphatic nodes, muscle, oral mucosa, pancreas, prostate or uterus/cervix, small intestine, spleen, thymus. For remainder organs a tissue-weighting factor of 0.05 is assigned according to the IRCP 103 version. The effective dose for the extrathoracic region and the oral mucosa, respectively, corresponds to the mean dose on remainder organs.