Table 1.
Arrangement of inserts in the virtual phantoms. The insert locations inside the phantoms are shown in Fig. 2
| No. | Test phantom | Calibration phantom | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue #1 | Tissue #2 | Gammex | BVM basis | |
| 1 | Adipose | Lymph | Solid water | – |
| 2 | Blood (whole) | Brain | Solid water | – |
| 3 | Breast | Cell nucleus | CB2 50% CaCO3 | Polystyrene |
| 4 | Eye lens | GI tract | AP6 adipose | – |
| 5 | Heart (blood filled) | Kidney | SR2 brain | CaCl2 solution |
| 6 | Liver | Lung (deflated) | SB3 cortical bone | – |
| 7 | Lung (inflated) | Muscle | BR12 breast | Polystyrene |
| 8 | Ovary | Pancreas | Water | – |
| 9 | Cartilage | Red marrow | CB2 30% CaCO3 | CaCl2 solution |
| 10 | Yellow marrow | Skin | Solid water | CaCl2 solution |
| 11 | Thyroid | Femur | IB3 inner bone | – |
| 12 | Cranium | Mandible | Solid water | Polystyrene |
| 13 | Humerus | Pelvic sacrum | LN300 lung | – |
| 14 | Spleen | Testis | Solid water | CaCl2 solution |
| 15 | Ribs 10th | Ribs 2nd, 6th | LN450 lung | – |
| 16 | Cortical bone | Spongiosa | B200 mineral bone | Polystyrene |
| 17 | Vertebral C4 | Vertebral D6,L3 | LV1 liver | – |