Diagnostic Radiation Exposure in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Table 1

Mean radiation dose for common diagnostic radiologic tests.

Type of procedure	Effective dose (mSv)	Reference
Abdomen and pelvis scan	12.8	[10]
Virtual colonoscopy	10	[8]
Abdomen scan	8	[8]
Thorax scan	5.9	[10]
Barium enema	8	[8]
Upper gastrointestinal series	6	[8]
Small bowel series	5	[8]
Abdomen radiography	0.7	[8]
Chest radiography	0.02	[8]

mSv, millisievert.