Operating instructions

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Children
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• Children, who are more than 6 years old, should
be scanned with an adult protocol as the skull by this
time is fully grown.
• The UHR mode has a maximum FoV of 250 mm.
It is mandatory to position the patient in the center
of the scan FoV.
• When soft tissue is of interest, use kernel U30 for
image reconstruction.
• In order to optimize image quality versus radiation
dose, scans are provided within a maximum scan field
of 300 mm with respect to the iso-center. No recon
job with a field of view exceeding those limits will be
possible. Therefore, patient positioning has to be
performed accurately to ensure a centered location
of the skull.
• To work without CARE Dose 4D use for children
< 3 years 40 mAs
3-6 years 60 mAs.