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. 2014 Jul 22;9(7):e103054. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103054

Table 1. Parameters used for the design of a dynamic bowtie.

Parameter Value
Source trajectory Full circle
Scan radius (Inline graphic) 57 cm
Source to detector distance (SDD) 114 cm
X-ray energy (keV) 100
Number of projections 1160
Number of detector pixels Inline graphic
Detector slice thickness (Inline graphic) 2 mm
Detector angular aperture (Inline graphic) Inline graphic radian
HB container material Aluminum
HB container thickness (Inline graphic) 0.05 cm
HB container attenuation (Inline graphic) [27] 0.460 Inline graphic
HB liquid attenuator Inline graphic solution
HB liquid attenuation (Inline graphic) 3Inline graphic
HB attenuation length (Inline graphic) 14 cm
WB attenuator Air
WB container material C-552 air-equivalent plastic
WB container thickness (Inline graphic) 0.02 cm
WB container attenuation (Inline graphic) [21] 0.112 Inline graphic
Water attenuation coefficient (Inline graphic) [28] 0.171 Inline graphic
Source to bowtie distance (Inline graphic) 12 cm