Siemens Software version syngo CT 2005C manual ThorRoutine, Reconstruction

Thorax

	ThorRoutine	2nd
		reconstruction
kV	130
Effective mAs	60
Rotation time	0.8/1.0 sec
Slice	4.0 mm
collimation
Slice width	5.0 mm	5.0 mm
Feed/Rotation	14.4 mm
Pitch Factor	1.8
Increment	5.0 mm	5.0 mm
Kernel	B41s	B70s
CTDIVol	6.47 mGy
Effective dose	Male:
	3.28 mSv

Female: 4.23 mSv

Contrast medium IV injection

Start delay	25 – 30 sec.
Flow rate	2.5 ml/sec.
Total amount	80 ml

Hints

•You could repeat the same protocol by simply click- ing the chronicle with the right mouse button for “repeat“, e.g., when both non-contrast and contrast studies are required.

•For lung cancer evaluation, this protocol can be com- bined with the protocol “Neck Routine”.

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