Table 1.

Scan parameters for liver, chest, cardiac, and abdomen-pelvis imaging protocols for the Dual-Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) in the simulations of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) male and female phantoms

Imaging protocol		Scan start (cm)	Scan end (cm)	Scan length (cm)	Scan length with margin (cm)
Liver	Male	21.50	45.70	24.2	26.89
	Female	21.50	40.32	18.82	21.51
Chest	Male	43.01	69.89	26.88	29.57
	Female	38.10	62.29	24.19	26.88
Cardiac	Male	45.70	56.56	10.86	13.55
	Female	40.79	51.54	10.75	13.44
Abdomen-pelvis	Male	0.00	45.70	45.7	48.39
	Female	0.00	40.32	40.32	43.01