TABLE 1.
List of organs, bones, skin sections and soft tissue volumes that compose the anthropomorphic phantom used in this study and their respective mass. The mass of each volume is per unit and is exclusive of contents.
| Name | Mass (g) | |
|---|---|---|
| Organs | Adrenal | 5.1 |
| Brain | 1,407.6 | |
| Breast | 601.6 | |
| Colon (ascending) | 71.6 | |
| Colon (transverse) | 95.2 | |
| Colon (descending) | 70.4 | |
| Colon (sigmoid) | 55.4 | |
| Esophagus | 34.3 | |
| Eye | 6.6 | |
| Eye Lens | 0.2 | |
| Gall Bladder | 9.1 | |
| Heart | 242.7 | |
| Kidney | 125.2 | |
| Liver | 1,425.5 | |
| Lung (left) | 266.1 | |
| Lung (right) | 305.4 | |
| Ovary | 5.4 | |
| Pancreas | 64.9 | |
| Pectoralis Muscle of Imaged Breast1 | 116.5 | |
| Small Intestine | 830.4 | |
| Spleen | 125.6 | |
| Stomach | 116.5 | |
| Thymus | 28.0 | |
| Thyroid | 12.1 | |
| Urinary Bladder | 35.5 | |
| Uterus/Fetus | 78.2 | |
| Skeleton | Arm Bone (lower section)2 | 173.6 |
| Arm Bone (middle section)2 | 145.1 | |
| Arm Bone (upper section)2 | 193.0 | |
| Clavicle | 29.2 | |
| Cranium | 711.5 | |
| Facial Skeleton | 92.8 | |
| Leg Bone (lower section)2 | 484.6 | |
| Leg Bone (middle section)2 | 588.6 | |
| Leg Bone (upper section)2 | 396.1 | |
| Pelvis | 644.0 | |
| Rib Cage | 725.8 | |
| Scapulae | 104.8 | |
| Spine | 1,059.1 | |
| Sternum | 58.1 | |
| Soft Tissue | Head | 2,108.1 |
| Leg | 7,033.0 | |
| Neck | 561.8 | |
| Trunk | 24,892.2 | |
| Skin | Breast | 76.4 |
| Head | 205.1 | |
| Leg | 514.5 | |
| Neck | 47.8 | |
| Trunk | 1,068.2 |
1
NOTE: The pectoralis muscle simulated is only the portion inside the imaged compressed breast in the medio-lateral oblique view.
2
Sections as defined in the description of the Cristy phantom (14)