Radiation Therapy
RT_Head
Indications:
Spiral mode for routine radiation therapy planning
head studies.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A range of 12 cm will be covered in 20.05 sec.
For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:
A range of 12 cm will be covered in 30.27 sec.
Emotion 16
kV
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
Rotation time
Acquisition
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Pitch Factor
Increment
Kernel
CTDI
Vol
Effective dose
472
Head
130
240
1.5 sec.
16 x 1.2 mm
1.2 mm
3.0 mm
10.6 mm
0.55
3.0 mm
H31s
57.60 mGy
Male: 2.66 mSv
Female: 2.88 mSv
nd
2
recon.
3.0 mm
3.0 mm
H60s