Table 2:

Radiation doses of traditional and modified dynamic CTM

Traditional Dynamic CTM TechniqueModified Dynamic CTM TechniqueP Value
No of patients2512
Mean radiation dose
 CTDI13.4 (range, 6.6–31.6) mGy10.6 (range, 4.0–28.3) mGy.24
 DLP647.2 (range, 259.1–727.2) mGy cm406.7 (range, 165.7–747.5) mGy cm.01
Total effective dose31.3 (range, 11.3–68.4) mSv15.1 (range, 4.8–24.6) mSv<.0001
  • Note:—CTDI indicates CT dose index; DLP, dose-length product.