Table 2 Illustration of equivalent organ dose, tissue weighting factors (wT), effective organ dose (EDORGAN), the relative contribution of EDORGAN to whole-body effective dose (CORGAN) and estimation of organ-specific Lifetime Attributable Risk (LAR) of cancer mortality based on Monte Carlo simulations and report VII about Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VII).

From: Individual Calculation of Effective Dose and Risk of Malignancy Based on Monte Carlo Simulations after Whole Body Computed Tomography

Organs

Equivalent organ dose [mGy]

WT

Effective organ dose (female) [mSv]

Effective organ dose (male) [mSv]

CORGAN (female)

CORGAN (male)

LAR of cancer mortality [n/100000]

Red bone marrow

12.3 (±2.3)

0.12

1.49 (±0.24)

1.47 (±0.28)

0.125

0.126

 

Colon

11.2 (±2.8)

0.12

1.28 (±0.08)

1.36 (±0.38)

0.108

0.116

4.69 (±1.88)

Lung

13.4 (±1.9)

0.12

1.48 (±0.15)

1.64 (±0.38)

0.125

0.14

13.25 (±4.24)

Stomach

12.2 (±1.5)

0.12

1.39 (±0.06)

1.48 (±0.23)

0.117

0.127

1.43 (±0.47)

Breast

10.9 (±0.8)

0.12

1.30 (±0.09)

 

0.11

 

2.46 (±1.62)

Gonads

14.6 (±4.1)

0.08

0.74 (±0.07)

1.29 (±0.26)

0.063

0.111

1.94 (±0.84)

Bladder

11.7 (±2.0)

0.04

0.40 (±0.05)

0.49 (±0.06)

0.034

0.042

1.88 (±0.47)

Liver

12.0 (±1.2)

0.04

0.46 (±0.04)

0.49 (±0.08)

0.039

0.042

1.22 (±0.41)

Esophagus

11.1 (±1.4)

0.04

0.42 (±0.05)

0.45 (±0.01)

0.035

0.039

 

Thyroid gland

21.2 (±3.2)

0.04

0.90 (±0.04)

0.83 (±0.05)

0.076

0.071

 

Skin

11.0 (±2.1)

0.01

0.09 (±0.00)

0.11 (±0.03)

0.08

0.01

 

Bone surface

26.6 (±4.7)

0.01

0.24 (±0.01)

0.27 (±0.03)

0.02

0.023

 

Salivary glands

14.3 (±2.8)

0.01

0.12 (±0.01)

0.15 (±0.03)

0.01

0.013

 

Brain

12.7 (±3.3)

0.01

0.10 (±0.00)

0.14 (±0.03)

0.08

0.012

 

Remainder tissues

Spleen

12.4 (±1.7)

0.0092

0.11 (±0.01)

0.12 (±0.02)

0.009

0.01

 

Kidney

17.0 (±2.1)

0.0092

0.16 (±0.01)

0.15 (±0.02)

0.014

0.013

 

Heart

12.5 (±1.5)

0.0092

0.12 (±0.01)

0.12 (±0.01)

0.01

0.01

 

Pancreas

11.7 (±1.2)

0.0092

0.11 (±0.01)

0.11 (±0.01)

0.009

0.009

 

Oral mucosa

13.5 (±3.1)

0.0092

0.12 (±0.01)

0,13 (±0.03)

0.009

0.011

 

Lymph nodes

12.6 (±2.2)

0.0092

0.12 (±0.02)

0.12 (±0.02)

0.009

0.01

 

Muscle

11.5 (±1.9)

0.0092

0.11 (±0.01)

0.11 (±0.02)

0.008

0.009

 

Small intestine

13.2 (±1.9)

0.0092

0.12 (±0.00)

0.13 (±0.02)

0.009

0.011

 

Gall bladder

11.6 (±1.3)

0.0092

0.11 (±0.01)

0.11 (±0.01)

0.008

0.009

 

Adrenal gland

10.2 (±1.3)

0.0092

0.09 (±0.01)

0.10 (±0.01)

0.008

0.008

 

Prostate

11.4 (±3.2)

0.0092

 

0.10 (±0.03)

 

0.008

0.74 (±0.25)

Uterus

9.9 (±1.1)

0.0092

0.09 (±0.01)

 

0.008

 

0.28 (±0.09)

Extrathoracic respiratory (ET) region

8.7 (±7.1)

0.0092

0.08 (±0.06)

0.07 (±0.07)

0.009

0.006

 
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