Estimated Annual Total Doses to Technologists Responsible for a Particular Diagnostic Procedure
| Type of examination | Mean annual dose using lead shield | Mean annual dose without lead shield |
| Whole-body bone scan (99mTc-MDP) | 1.50 | 3.56 |
| Thyroid scan (99mTc-pertechnetate) | 0.94 | 1.63 |
| Renal scan (99mTc-DMSA) | 0.33 | 0.53 |
| Myocardial perfusion scan | ||
| 99mTc-MIBI | 0.86 | 2.02 |
| 201Tl-chloride | 0.20 | 0.29 |
Data are in millisieverts.