Table 3 Radiation dose during the different series investigated
From: Maintaining immobilisation devices on trauma patients during CT: a feasibility study
CTDIvol [mGy] | DLP [mGycm] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case | Device | Heada | Neck | Chest | Abdomen | Heada | Neck | Chest | Abdomen |
1 | No device | 50.2 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 929 | 253 | 96 | 240 |
2 | Vacuum mattress 1 | 52.3 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 963 | 252 | 108 | 301 |
3 | Vacuum mattress 2 | 54.3 | 12.4 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 983 | 299 | 135 | 297 |
4 | Vacuum mattress 3 | 59.3 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 1094 | 260 | 123 | 293 |
5 | Spine board 1 | 61.2 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 1111 | 252 | 113 | 291 |
6 | Spine board 2 | 50.0 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 918 | 250 | 111 | 275 |
7 | Trauma transfer | 53.8 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 991 | 252 | 108 | 273 |
8 | Spine board 1 with IMAR | 61.2 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 1111 | 252 | 113 | 291 |