Table 2.
The Distribution of the Inhaled Aerosol in Different Lung Regions as a Percentage of the Total Inhaled
| Subject | Study | Right lung % | Left lung % | Trachea/bronchus % | Total thoracic % | Extrathoracic % | Exhaled % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 44.6 | 30.5 | 6.0 | 81.2 | 15.6 | 3.2 |
| B | 53.8 | 31.5 | 3.1 | 88.3 | 3.5 | 8.2 | |
| 2 | A | 43.1 | 32.8 | 4.9 | 80.7 | 16.8 | 2.5 |
| B | 51.5 | 37.0 | 1.6 | 90.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | |
| 3 | A | 45.2 | 41.1 | 3.2 | 89.6 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| B | 46.2 | 43.5 | 2.7 | 92.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | |
| 4 | A | 40.0 | 37.7 | 5.2 | 82.9 | 14.3 | 2.8 |
| B | 41.5 | 41.2 | 1.7 | 84.4 | 2.6 | 13.0 | |
| 5 | A | 35.8 | 29.5 | 4.3 | 69.6 | 24.1 | 6.4 |
| B | 28.4 | 23.6 | 2.5 | 54.4 | 42.8 | 2.8 |