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Table 2 Recommended occupational dose limits by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).

From: The biological effects of diagnostic cardiac imaging on chronically exposed physicians: the importance of being non-ionizing

TISSUE INJURY

OCCUPATIONAL DOSE LIMITS/YEAR

whole body

20 mSv

2 rem

Lens of the eye

150 mSv

15 rem

Skin, hands, feet, and other organs

500 mSv

50 rem

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

ISSN: 1476-7120

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