Siemens SOMATOM Manual page 519

Children
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
Emotion 6
kV
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
Rotation time
Acquisition
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Pitch Factor
Increment
Kernel
CTDI
Vol
Effective dose
* The conversion factor for a 7-year-old child, and a
scan range of 120 mm was used.
Head
110
230
1.5 sec.
16 x 1.2 mm
1.2 mm
4.0 mm
10.6 mm
0.55
4.0 mm
C30s
36.80 mGy
Male: 2.83 mSv*
Female: 2.89 mSv*
Head
110
230
1.5 sec.
6 x 1.0 mm
1.0 mm
5.0 mm
2.4 mm
0.40
5.0 mm
C30s
42.32 mGy
Male: 1.70 mSv*
Female: 1.69mSv*
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