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Published in final edited form as: Med Phys. 2019 Sep 16;46(11):5262–5272. doi: 10.1002/mp.13781

Table III.

Localizer protocol parameters.

Scanner	Siemens SOMATOM definition flash
Protocol	Chest
Start location	7 cm above lung
Stop location	14 cm below lung
kVp	120 kVp
mA	350 mA (validation), 35 mA (XCAT)
Table speed	100 mm/s
Nominal beam width	3.6 mm
Acquisition	AP (validation); AP, LAT, PA (XCAT)
Bowtie filter	Standard
CTDI_Vol	0.13 mGy