TABLE 2

Radiation Dosimetry in Children (5 Years Old)

	Administered activity (intravenous)		Organ receiving largest radiation dose		Effective dose
Radiopharmaceutical	MBq	mCi/kg	mGy/kg	rad/mCi	mSv	rem/mCi
^99mTc-HMPAO^*	7.4–11.1	0.2–0.3	0.14 (thyroid)	0.52	0.026	0.085
^99mTc-ECD^†	7.4–11.1	0.2–0.3	0.083 (bladder wall)	0.31	0.023	0.085

↵* Data are from ICRP 62, page 13.
↵† Data are from Pediatric Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag; 1995:576.