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Table 2 Scan lengths used in dose calculation from CT-Expo

From: Development of optimised protocols for paediatric whole-body computed tomography examinations: a figure-of-merit approach

 

Scan range

Scan length

 

From z-

To z+

L (cm)

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Newborn Phantom

Head

28

28

38

38

10

10

Chest

14

11

25

22

11

11

Abdomen-Pelvis

0

1

18

18

18

18

CAP

1

1

23

22

22

21

Child Phantom

Head

48

48

63

63

15

15

Chest

26

24

43

40

17

16

Abdomen-Pelvis

0

1

28

27

28

26

CAP

0

1

41

40

41

39

  1. Key: z- = start of scan range; z + = end of scan range; L = estimated scan length; CAP = chest-abdomen-pelvis
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