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Safety in Pediatric Imaging (Image Gently Alliance) https://www.imagegently.org/
Table 1: Techniques for Typical Body Parts
Body Parts
Abdomen AP/PA
AL4608
Patient Size
Very Low Birth Weight (Less than
1.5 Kg)
Low Birth Weight (Between 1.5
and 2.5 Kg)
Newborn (Age is less than 1
month and Weight above than
2.5 Kg)
Infant (Age is between 1 month
and 2 years)
Child (Age is between 2 years
and 12 years)
Preadolescent (Age is between 12
years and 13 years)
Adolescent (Age is between 12
years and 21 years)
Adult Small
Adult Medium
Adult Large
kVp
55
55
70
73
75
75
75
75
80
85
1-12
Safety and Regulatory Information
mAs
SID
1
1m
1.6
1m
1.6
1m
2
1m
7.1
1m
14
1m
20
1m
18
1m
22
1m
32
1m
Grid
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
2021-09-07
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