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. 2023 Oct 3;96(1152):20220907. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20220907

Table 4.

Material characteristics for tissue substitute phantoms

Tissue surrogate RSPmeas ρ ref (g/cm3) z~ z^
Adipose 0.979 0.947 5.902 5.502
Brain 1.014 1.020 7.445 7.023
Muscle 1.056 1.067 7.406 6.954
Liver 1.054 1.063 7.421 6.993
Skin 1.067 1.082 7.447 7.004
Spongiosa 1.076 1.093 9.711 7.673
45% HA bone 1.344 1.476 13.152 11.025

HA, hydroxyapatite.