Re: Dose From CAT Scan

[Gary Isenhower <garyi@bcm.tmc.edu>]

The dose will be about 2 to 10 rad entrance dose.  The midline dose will
be some fraction of that, maybe 50% to 100% depending on the thickness
and density of the body at a given slice.  Most film-screen x-ray exams
(eg, abdomen, L-spine, T-spine) will be less than 500 mRad.

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