Siemens SOMATOM

478
Radiation Therapy
RT_Abdomen
Indications:
Spiral mode for routine radiation therapy planning
abdominal studies.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A range of 20 cm will be covered in 9.01 sec.
For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:
A range of 20 cm will be covered in 17.29 sec.
Emotion 16 Abdomen 2
nd
recon.
kV 130
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
150
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 B60s
CTDI
Vol
16.80 mGy
Effective dose Male: 7.36 mSv
Female: 8.94 mSv