Table 1:
Radiation exposure (in mGy) of different imaging techniques for spinal examination (Richards
et al.
2010).
-
Full spine film
Imaging Techniques
Frontal (mGy)
Lateral (mGy)
EOS
®
microdose
0.019
0.044
EOS
®
low dose
0.132
0.214
Conventional Radiography
1.662
1.862
Full spine CT scan
15.6
-
Low dose full spine CT scan
5
-
CT – computed tomography