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. 2020 Mar;61(3):461–468. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.119.231308

TABLE 6.

Proposed Preclinical Standard Protocols for Daily Routine Use Irrespective of Scanner/Site

Parameter Protocol
PET reconstruction Iterative algorithms OSEM or MLEM total updates (iterations*subsets or iterations) to be in the range of 24 to 36. FBP is also recommended for use in conjunction with iterative methods.
CT image acquisition parameters for FBP reconstruction methods Tube voltage at 50 kVp Number of projections at 360 Exposer of 300 ms.