Radiation Dosimetry in Children (5 Years Old)
| Administered activity (intravenous) | Upper large intestine (organ receiving largest radiation dose) | Effective dose | Upper large intestine (organ receiving largest radiation dose) | Effective dose | ||||||
| Radiopharmaceutical | MBq | mCi | mGy/MBq | rad/mCi | mSv/MBq | rem/mCi | mGy | rad | mSv | rem |
| 99mTc-pertechnetate | 37 (1.85 MBq/kg*) | 1 (0.05 mCi/kg*) | 0.20 | 0. 74 | 0.040 | 0.16 | 7.4 | 0.74 | 1.6 | 0.16 |
↵* 20-kg body mass assumed.
Data are from ICRP publication 80, page 73, no blocking agent (35). Pediatric radiopharmaceutical administered dose is from 2010 North American consensus guidelines (16). EANM pediatric dose card (2007 version) may also be used (17).