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. 2017 Feb 9;7:42211. doi: 10.1038/srep42211

Table 3. Simulation parameters.

Contrast Agent Iodine Gadolinium
K-edge energy 33.17 keV 50.24 keV
X-ray tube 60 kVp, Tungsten 0.7 mm Cu filter 90 kVp, Tungsten 0.7 mm Cu filter
MuCLS 35.0 keV peak energy 4% FWHM 55.0 keV peak energy 4% FWHM
Contrast media concentrations high: 75 mg/mllow: 50 mg/ml high: 75 mg/mllow: 50 mg/ml
Photons in Flatfield (x-ray tube/MuCLS) 4230/3000 15000/15000
Detector sensor 700 μm CsI 700 μm CsI
QE of detector sensor (x-ray tube/MuCLS) 98.3%/99.5% 88.2%/97.27%
Muscle tissue depth 3 cm 10 cm