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Published in final edited form as: Phys Med Biol. 2015 Feb 26;60(6):2309–2324. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/6/2309

Table 2.

Electron density relative to water calculated for organs and tissues included in the hybrid phantom series: 0-, 1-, 5-, 10-, 15-year-old, and adult (AD) male (M) and female (F).

Organs/Tissues 00MF 01MF 05MF 10MF 15F 15M ADF ADM
Adrenals 1.025 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.013 1.023 1.013 1.023
Blood 1.039 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050 1.050
Brain 1.023 1.025 1.035 1.035 1.035 1.035 1.035 1.035
Breast glandular 1.014 1.014 1.014 1.014 1.014 1.014 1.014 1.014
Cartilage 1.083 1.083 1.083 1.083 1.083 1.083 1.083 1.083
Epididymis 1.025 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023
Esophagus 1.025 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023
Eyes 1.015 1.015 1.015 1.015 1.005 1.015 1.005 1.015
Fat 0.989 0.961 0.961 0.961 0.961 0.961 0.951 0.951
Gall bladder 1.025 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.013 1.023 1.013 1.023
Heart 1.034 1.032 1.032 1.032 1.032 1.032 1.042 1.042
Kidneys 1.025 1.031 1.031 1.031 1.031 1.031 1.041 1.041
Colon 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024
Larynx 1.054 1.049 1.049 1.049 1.049 1.049 1.049 1.049
Lens 1.055 1.055 1.055 1.055 1.055 1.055 1.055 1.055
Liver 1.031 1.041 1.041 1.041 1.041 1.041 1.051 1.051
Lung 0.607 0.397 0.387 0.327 0.317 0.307 0.327 0.337
Muscle 1.042 1.040 1.040 1.040 1.040 1.040 1.040 1.040
Ovaries 1.044 1.043 1.043 1.043 1.043 1.043
Pancreas 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.014 1.024 1.014 1.024
Pituitary gland 1.025 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.013 1.023 1.013 1.023
Prostate 1.025 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023
Skin 1.092 1.088 1.088 1.088 1.088 1.088 1.088 1.088
Small intestine 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024
Soft tissue Female 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.014 1.014
Soft tissue Male 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.013
Spleen 1.033 1.051 1.051 1.051 1.051 1.051 1.051 1.051
Stomach 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024 1.024
Teeth 1.500 1.500 1.500 2.113 2.727 2.727 2.727 2.727
Testes 1.034 1.034 1.034 1.034 1.034 1.034
Thymus 1.064 1.018 1.018 1.018 1.018 1.018 1.018 1.018
Thyroid 1.042 1.042 1.042 1.042 1.042 1.042 1.042 1.042
Tongue 1.042 1.040 1.040 1.040 1.040 1.040 1.040 1.040
Tonsils 1.025 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.013 1.023 1.013 1.023
Trachea 1.064 1.058 1.058 1.058 1.058 1.058 1.058 1.058
Urethra 1.025 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023 1.023
Urinary bladder 1.033 1.033 1.033 1.033 1.033 1.033 1.033 1.033
Uterus 1.044 1.044 1.044 1.044 1.044 1.044
Water 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
Air 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001