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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Phys. 2019 Apr 1;46(5):2251–2263. doi: 10.1002/mp.13493

Table 2.

List of ICRU 44 human tissues and calculated CT numbers using the HS method and the Bourque (B) method.

# Tissue 80 kVp 150 kVp/Sn   # Tissue 80 kVp 150 kVp/Sn
HS B HS B   HS B HS B
1 Adipose 915 904 949 955   18 Red Marrow 1012 1007 1027 1028
2 Blood 1065 1067 1059 1059   19 Yellow Marrow 942 930 979 987
3 Brain 1046 1046 1043 1043   20 Skin 1079 1076 1084 1084
4 Breast 999 993 1017 1018   21 Spleen 1063 1063 1060 1059
5 Cell Nucleus 1017 1022 1005 1005   22 Testis 1041 1041 1040 1040
6 Eye Lens 1053 1049 1061 1061   23 Thyroid 1099 1111 1060 1061
7 GI Tract 1028 1027 1031 1031   24 Skeleton-Cortical 2986 3031 2056 2050
8 Heart 1065 1066 1060 1060   25 Skeleton-Cranium 2300 2351 1698 1714
9 Kidney 1051 1051 1049 1049   26 Skeleton-Femur 1731 1776 1385 1403
10 Liver 1061 1062 1059 1058   27 Skeleton-Humerus 1988 2037 1529 1547
11 Lung (deflated) 1053 1054 1050 1049   28 Skeleton-Mandible 2448 2499 1778 1791
12 Lung (inflated) 248 261 257 260   29 Skeleton-Ribs (2nd, 6th) 1854 1901 1466 1485
13 Lymph 1036 1036 1034 1034   30 Skeleton-Ribs (10th) 2098 2148 1594 1612
14 Muscle 1050 1050 1048 1048   31 Skeleton-Sacrum 1590 1632 1327 1343
15 Ovary 1053 1053 1051 1051   32 Skeleton-Spongiosa 1380 1413 1207 1218
16 Pancreas 1037 1035 1041 1041   33 Skeleton-Vertebra (C4) 1881 1929 1478 1497
17 Cartilage 1120 1126 1097 1097   34 Skeleton-Vertebra (D6, L3) 1685 1729 1375 1392