Siemens SOMATOM Manual page 527

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 45 mm was used.
InnerEar
110
50
1.0 sec.
4 x 0.6 mm
0.6 mm
0.6 mm
1.8 mm
0.75
0.4 mm
H90s
10.30 mGy
Male: 0.25 mSv*
Female: 0.25 mSv*
InnerEar
110
90
1.0 sec.
6 x 0.5 mm
0.5 mm
0.6 mm
2.6 mm
0.85
0.5 mm
H90s
17.19 mGy
Male: 0.12 mSv*
Female: 0.11 mSv*
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