Siemens Software version syngo CT 2005C manual SpineChild

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.

	Spine	2nd
		reconstruction
kV	130
Effective mAs	70
Rotation time	1.0 sec
Slice	2.5 mm
collimation
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:

1.79mSv*

Female:

3.78mSv*

* The conversion factor for a 7-year-old child, and a scan range of 150 mm was used.

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