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Effect of grid on total mAs in lateral lumbar spine imaging (AEC).
| Digital Radiography (DR) | Digital Tomosynthesis (DT) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrylic Thickness (cm) | Grid IN | Grid OUT | Bucky Factor | Grid IN | Grid OUT | Bucky Factor |
| 10 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 30 | 15 | 2.0 |
| 15 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 60 | 15 | 4.0 |
| 20 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 120 | 24 | 5.0 |
| 25 | 27.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 300 | 48 | 6.3 |
