Siemens SOMATOM Manual page 531

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.
16 x 0.6 mm
0.6 mm
0.75 mm
7.7 mm
0.80
0.5 mm
H90s
8.90 mGy
Male: 0.27 mSv*
Female: 0.28 mSv*
InnerEar
110
90
1.0 sec.
6 x 1.0 mm
1.0 mm
1.25 mm
5.1 mm
0.85
1.0 mm
H90s
16.56 mGy
Male: 0.13 mSv*
Female: 0.12 mSv*
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