Siemens SOMATOM

Children
555
* The conversion factor for a 7-year-old child, and a
scan range of 200 mm was used.
Emotion 16 ThoraxHRSeq
kV 110
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
36
Rotation time 1.0 sec.
Acquisition 4 x 0.6 mm
Slice collimation 0.6 mm
Slice width 1.2 mm
Feed/Scan 10.0 mm
Kernel B90s
CTDI
Vol 0.81 mGy
Effective dose Male: 0.31 mSv*
Female: 0.39 mSv*
Emotion 6 ThoraxHRSeq
kV 110
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
36
Rotation time 1.0 sec.
Acquisition 1 x 1.0 mm
Slice collimation 1.0 mm
Slice width 1.0 mm
Feed/Scan 10.0 mm
Kernel B90s
CTDI
Vol 0.24 mGy
Effective dose Male: 0.20 mSv*
Female: 0.24 mSv*