Table 1.
KV cone beam computed tomography characteristics on Halcyon V2.
| Modes | 11 clinical protocols |
| Energy | 80–140 kVp |
| Scan time | From 16.6 s (Head, Breast, Thorax modes) to 40.6 s (Pelvis Large mode) |
| Scan range | 24.5 cm |
| Scan diameter | 49.1 cm |
| Imager | 17.5‐cm lateral offset |
| Bow‐tie | Half bow tie/titanium filter |
| Pixel resolution | 1280 × 1280 (43 cm × 43 cm panel) |
| Reconstruction | 2‐mm slice thickness |
| Reconstruction algorithm | Conventional FDK (CBCT), aiterative process (iCBCT; nonlinear/statistical) |
(2D KV orthogonal images are not available for clinical use).
a
New algorithm (iterative statistical reconstruction) added: Designed to remove noise and enhance image quality with high resolution.