Rt_Thorax - Siemens SOMATOM Manual

Radiation Therapy

RT_Thorax

Indications:
Spiral mode for routine radiation therapy planning tho-
racic studies.
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
kV
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
Rotation time
Acquisition
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Pitch Factor
Increment
Kernel
CTDI
Vol
Effective dose
474
Thorax
130
90
0.6 sec.
16 x 1.2 mm
1.2 mm
8.0 mm
15.4 mm
0.80
8.0 mm
B41s
10.08 mGy
Male: 5.53 mSv
Female: 7.35 mSv
nd
2 recon.
8.0 mm
8.0 mm
B70s