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Radiographic parameters for posteroanterior and lateral chest projections at the research site (n = 60 patients).
| Variable | Posteroanterior chest projections |
Lateral chest projections |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Min | Max | Mean | Median | Min | Max | |
| mAs | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 19.8 |
| kVp | 113.7 | 112.5 | 102.0 | 125.0 | 117.0 | 117.0 | 103.0 | 125.0 |
| SID | 178.5 | 180.0 | 150.0 | 180.0 | 178.5 | 180.0 | 150.0 | 180.0 |
Min, minimum; Max, maximum; mAs, milliampere-second; kVp, kilovoltage peak; SID, source image distance.
