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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Phys. 2021 Nov 18;48(12):7998–8009. doi: 10.1002/mp.15334

Table 3:

Comparison of pCT and x-ray CTs RSP for the pig’s head. Differences are between the pCT and respective x-ray scans.

Region Volume (cm3) pCT RSP Hor CTa RSP Diff (%) Hor CTb RSP Diff (%) Vert CT RSP Diff (%)
Mean SD SE(%)
Bullae 0.8 0.491 0.24 1.7 0.684 −39.3 0.690 −40.5 0.634 −29.1
Adipose 3.7 0.950 0.14 0.2 0.961 −1.2 0.962 −1.3 0.954 −0.4
Muscle 2.0 1.033 0.16 0.3 1.058 −2.4 1.059 −2.5 1.052 −1.8
Tongue 9.4 1.047 0.23 0.2 1.035 1.1 1.036 1.1 1.031 1.5
Brain Stem 0.7 0.994 0.16 0.6 1.038 −4.4 1.038 −4.4 1.016 −2.2
Brain 2.5 1.025 0.16 0.3 1.037 −1.2 1.039 −1.4 1.031 −0.6
Lens 0.1 1.099 0.12 1.6 1.078 1.9 1.080 1.7 1.076 2.1
Eye Left 0.5 1.015 0.13 0.5 1.015 0.0 1.017 −0.2 1.018 −0.3
Eye Right 0.8 1.011 0.15 0.5 1.021 −1.0 1.021 −1.0 1.014 −0.3
Skull 0.5 1.266 0.12 0.4 1.297 −2.4 1.303 −2.9 1.320 −4.3
Mandible 0.5 1.540 0.16 0.5 1.559 −1.2 1.565 −1.6 1.562 −1.4
Sinus Air 0.1 0.067 0.12 17 0.057 15 0.058 13 0.039 42
a

Low dose protocol

b

High dose protocol