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Table 1 Rough estimation of effective dose in the study and literature values for different organs

From: Whole-body x-ray dark-field radiography of a human cadaver

Organ	ED (mSv)	Typical ED (mSv)^a	ED/typical ED
Head AP	0.034	0.033	1.03
Chest PA	0.268	0.014	19.14
Abdomen AP	0.300	0.430	0.70
Pelvis AP	0.220	0.280	0.79
Femur AP	0.051	0.011	4.64
Knee AP	0.004	0.0001	40.00
Feet oblique	0.0024	0.0001	24.00

AP Anteroposterior, PA Posteroanterior, ED Effective dose
^aWall et al. [53]

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