A comparison approach to explain risks related to X-ray imaging for scoliosis, 2012 SOSORT award winner

Table 1 Estimated E (Effective doses) for AP (antero-posterior), PA (postero-anterior) and LAT (lateral) projections for the investigation of scoliosis

Author	Age of patients (y)	Subgroups	Number of patients	Mean AP projection E (mSv)	Mean PA projection E (mSv)	Mean LAT projection E (mSv)
Mogaadi et al. [16]	0-15		86	0.503	0.252	0.421
Mogaadi et al. [16]	16-22		13	0.798	0.422	0.597
Gialousis et al. [17]	4-7	Hospital A	*	0.050	0.030	0.120
		Hospital B	*	0.220	0.210	N/R
	8-12	Hospital A	*	0.270	0.120	0.110
		Hospital B	*	0.440	0.240	0.410
	13-18	Hospital A	*	0.290	0.170	0.260
		Hospital B	*	0.470	0.250	0.290
Hansen et al. [18]	1-2		4	0.540	N/R	0.270
	3-6		9	0.540	0.230	0.270
	7-12		14	0.800	0.440	0.470
	13-17		22	1.090	0.490	0.540

y year of age. *In the paper by Gialousis et al patients were 31 in Hospital A and 105 in Hospital B, but the number of patients by age was not provided.

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