Table 3.
125 kV |
Catphan position |
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Material | Catphan HU | Center | 10 cm superior | 10 cm inferior | 10 cm up | 10 cm down | 10 cm left | 10 cm right | Max diff. |
Air | −1046:−986 | −1000 | −1000 | −994 | −1000 | −1000 | −1000 | −985 | 6 |
PMP | −220: −172 | −197 | −190 | −192 | −188 | −191 | −190 | −176 | 21 |
LDPE | −121:−87 | −105 | −99 | −112 | −92 | −92 | −111 | −93 | 20 |
Polystyrene | −65:−29 | −50 | −47 | −54 | −56 | −44 | −48 | −33 | 23 |
Acrylic | 92:137 | 109 | 108 | 102 | 109 | 112 | 121 | 109 | 19 |
Delrin | 344:387 | 335 | 340 | 326 | 349 | 329 | 338 | 334 | 23 |
Bone 50% | 667:783 | 663 | 671 | 635 | 625 | 643 | 674 | 576 | 98 |
Bone 20% | 211:263 | 215 | 227 | 206 | 221 | 197 | 204 | 217 | 30 |
Teflon | 941:1060 | 939 | 939 | 914 | 916 | 934 | 932 | 933 | 25 |
140 kV |
Catphan position |
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Material | Catphan HU | Center | 10 cm superior | 10 cm inferior | 10 cm up | 10 cm down | 10 cm left | 10 cm right | Max diff. |
Air | −1046:−986 | −999 | −1000 | −999 | −1000 | −1000 | −1000 | −986 | 14 |
PMP | −220: −172 | −188 | −187 | −191 | −179 | −189 | −192 | −174 | 18 |
LDPE | −121:−87 | −96 | −94 | −107 | −84 | −93 | −107 | −88 | 23 |
Polystyrene | −65:−29 | −44 | −45 | −52 | −51 | −43 | −46 | −35 | 17 |
Acrylic | 92:137 | 118 | 113 | 102 | 111 | 110 | 115 | 114 | 16 |
Delrin | 344:387 | 346 | 344 | 331 | 358 | 338 | 340 | 338 | 27 |
Bone 50% | 667:783 | 644 | 646 | 614 | 598 | 621 | 648 | 558 | 90 |
Bone 20% | 211:263 | 214 | 216 | 196 | 216 | 189 | 187 | 205 | 29 |
Teflon | 941:1060 | 940 | 938 | 911 | 930 | 938 | 930 | 926 | 29 |
Abbreviations: CT = computed tomography; CBCT = cone-beam computed tomography; HU = Hounsfield unit.