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Rt_head, Rt_head 472, Radiation therapy – Siemens EMOTION 16-Jun User Manual

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Radiation Therapy

RT_Head

Indications:

Spiral mode for routine radiation therapy planning
head studies.

For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:

A range of 12 cm will be covered in 20.05 sec.

For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:

A range of 12 cm will be covered in 30.27 sec.

Emotion 16

Head

2

nd

recon.

kV 130
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs

240

Rotation time

1.5 sec.

Acquisition

16 x 1.2 mm

Slice collimation

1.2 mm

Slice width

3.0 mm

3.0 mm

Feed/Rotation

10.6 mm

Pitch Factor

0.55

Increment

3.0 mm

3.0 mm

Kernel

H31s

H60s

CTDI

Vol

57.60 mGy

Effective dose

Male: 2.66 mSv
Female: 2.88 mSv