Table 1.
Image acquisition pre-sets | |||||
Subject position | Feet first prone (FFP) | ||||
Voxel pitch | 0.1034 × 0.1034 × 0.1034 [mm3] | ||||
Mean protocol dose | 30 [cGy] | ||||
Energy | Current | Frame rate | Rotational speed | Gain | Exposure |
[kVp] | [mA] | [fps] | [rpm] | [mAs] | |
40 | 9.26 | 7.5 | 0.50 | Mid | 1111.2 |
50 | 5.59 | 10.0 | 0.50 | Mid | 670.8 |
60 | 3.18 | 10.0 | 0.40 | Mid | 477.0 |
70 | 1.54 | 7.5 | 0.25 | Mid | 369.6 |
80 | 2.50 | 5.0 | 0.50 | Low | 300.0 |
90 | 2.08 | 5.0 | 0.50 | Low | 249.6 |
100 | 1.78 | 5.0 | 0.50 | Low | 213.6 |
110 | 1.54 | 5.0 | 0.50 | Low | 184.8 |
120 | 1.36 | 5.0 | 0.50 | Low | 163.2 |
FFP, feet first prone;
For dual-energy CT protocols, the mean dose is 30 cGy for each energy.