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. 2017 May 4;44(6):2148–2160. doi: 10.1002/mp.12222

Table 1.

Digital mammography (DM), breast tomosynthesis (BT), and breast CT (bCT) system specifications used in the MCNP6 simulations for generation of the new spectral models

Modality DM/DBT bCT
Spectral model(s)

MASMICSM‐T

RASMICSM‐T

TASMICSM‐T

TASMICSbCT
Target composition(s) M, Rh, W W
Effective anode angle 22.4° 16.0°
Inherent filtration (mm Be) 0.77 0.80
Source‐to‐detector distance (mm) 668 923
Focal spot (mm IEC 60336) 0.3 0.3