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Children
Spine_Child
Indications:
Spiral mode for spine studies, e.g., post-traumatic
changes, tumors, malformations, orthopedic indica-
tions, etc.
A range of 15 cm will be covered in 32 sec.
* The conversion factor for a 7-year-old child, and a
scan range of 150 mm was used.
Spine 2
nd
reconstruction
kV 130
Effective mAs 70
Rotation time 1.0 sec
Slice
collimation
2.5 mm
Slice width 3.0 mm 3.0 mm
Feed/Rotation 5.0 mm
Pitch Factor 1.0
Increment 3.0 mm 2.0 mm
Kernel B41s B60s
CTDIVol 7.55 mGy
Effective dose Male:
1.79 mSv*
Female:
3.78
mSv*
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