Clinical Study

Foetal Radiation Dose and Risk from Diagnostic Radiology Procedures: A Multinational Study

Table 1

Summary of maternal and foetal parameters.

ParameterRangeMean

Maternal height (m)1.4–1.81.6
Maternal weight (kg)40.9–119.868.7
Maternal AP thickness (cm)16.5–31.023.7
Maternal age (years)20–3930.9
GA (weeks)2–3819.2
Foetal depth (cm)*4.9–9.37.1

*If the foetal depth is not provided, a mean value of 9 cm is used [9].