Guidance

Diagnostic radiology: national diagnostic reference levels

Details of the national diagnostic reference levels (NDRLs), for clinicians using radiation in medicine.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
22 January 2016
Last updated
1324 OctoberNovember 2022 — See all updates

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National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) from 13 October 2022

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National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs): process to generate, adopt and maintain

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These tables give the national diagnostic reference levels for common X-ray examinations for patients.

NDRLs from previous years are also available:

Published 22 January 2016
Last updated 1324 OctoberNovember 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added process to generate, adopt and maintain NDRLs.

  2. Updated with latest mammography and adult CT NDRLs. Year of publication also added to each NDRL value.

  3. Updated with latest update, including change to '2b. Paediatric CT examinations'.

  4. Added information on new NDRLs for dental radiography, and provided archive links to previous NDRLs.

  5. Added new data for NDRLs.

  6. First published.