Table 1.

Reference anthropometric parameters for the 15-year male and female patient as obtained from various literature sources and the values realized in the final UF hybrid 15-year male and female phantoms.

		Reference values		UF hybrid phantoms
Anthropometric parameters		Male	Female	Male	RE (%)	Female	RE (%)
Height	Standinga	167.0	161.0	167.0	0.0	161.0	0.0
	Sittingb	88.8	85.5	86.5	−2.6	83.0	−2.9
Length	Total arm	75.0	70.7	75.1	0.1	71.8	1.6
	Acromion-radialec	31.5	30.0
	Radiale-stylionc	25.3	23.4
	Handc	18.2	17.3
Circumference	Headc	55.4	54.3	55.5	0.2	56.1	3.3
	Neckc	32.8	30.8	32.2	−1.8	31.0	0.6
	Waistd	80.1	78.8	83.0	3.6	79.2	0.5
	Buttockb	92.5	93.4	90.5	−2.2	93.0	−0.4
Breadth	Biacromialb	38.8	36.3	37.2	−4.0	35.4	−2.6

^aICRP Publication 89.

^bNHANES III (1988–1994).

^cANTHROKIDS (1977).

^dNHANES IV (1999–2002).