Rt_Abdomen - Siemens SOMATOM Manual

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
kV
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
Rotation time
Acquisition
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Pitch Factor
Increment
Kernel
CTDI
Vol
Effective dose
478
Abdomen
130
150
0.6 sec.
16 x 1.2 mm
1.2 mm
8.0 mm
15.4 mm
0.80
8.0 mm
B41s
16.80 mGy
Male: 7.36 mSv
Female: 8.94 mSv
nd
2 recon.
8.0 mm
8.0 mm
B60s