Siemens SOMATOM

476
Radiation Therapy
RT_Breast
Indications:
Spiral mode for routine radiation therapy planning tho-
racic studies of the mammae.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A range of 30 cm will be covered in 12.92 sec.
For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:
A range of 30 cm will be covered in 25.13 sec.
Emotion 16 Breast 2
nd
recon.
kV 130
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
90
Rotation time 0.6 sec.
Acquisition 16 x 1.2 mm
Slice collimation 1.2 mm
Slice width 8.0 mm 8.0 mm
Feed/Rotation 15.4 mm
Pitch Factor 0.80
Increment 8.0 mm 8.0 mm
Kernel B41s B70s
CTDI
Vol
10.08 mGy
Effective dose Male: 5.69 mSv
Female: 7.11 mSv