Table 1.
Bone protocol | Soft-tissue protocol | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thoracic spine | Lumbar spine | Thoracic spine | Lumbar spine (LoRes) | Lumbar spine (HiRes) | |
KVp | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 120 |
mA | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
mAs | 60 | 130 | 230 | 230 | 460 |
# Projections | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 400 |
Dscan (mGy) | 1.81 | 3.16 | 4.26 | 5.1 | 10.6 |
Dw (mGy) | 1.91 | 3.70 | 4.61 | 6.01 | 12.50 |