Table 1.

Summary of experimental parameters: Phantom size, image acquisition techniques (kVp and mAs), and reconstruction techniques (slice thickness and reconstruction filter).

Experimental Parameters
Phantom chest thickness	kVp	mAs	Slice thickness @ interval	Reconstruction filter
Average (22 cm)	80	3.5	1 mm @ 1 mm	FC1
Clinically obese (32 cm)	100	7	3 mm @ 1.5 mm	FC2
	120	10.5	5 mm @ 2.5 mm	FC3
		14		FC4
		17.5		FC5
		24.5		FC11
		35		FC50
		70
		105