TABLE 3

Radiation Dosimetry in Children (5 Years Old)

	Administered activity		Largest radiation dose			Effective dose
Radiopharmaceutical	MBq/kg	mCi/kg	Organ	mGy/MBq	rad/mCi	mSv/MBq	rem/mCi
^99mTc MAA^*	0.5–2	0.014–0.054	Lung	0.21	0.78	0.038	0.14
^99mTc DTPA^†	0.4–0.6	0.011–0.016	Bladder	0.12	0.44	0.020	0.074
¹³³Xe^‡	10–12	0.27–0.32	Lung	0.0037	0.014	0.0027	0.010
^81mKr^§	0.5–5	0.014–0.14	Lung	0.00068	0.0025	0.000088	0.00033

↵* Data are from (30), page 224.
↵† Data are from (30), page 218.
↵‡ Data are from (30), page 345, rebreathing for 5 min.
↵§ Data are from (30), page 160.