Operating instructions

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Thorax
Hints
• You could repeat the same protocol simply by
clicking 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
combined with protocol “Neck Routine”.
Contrast medium IV injection
Start delay 25 – 30 sec.
Flow rate 2.5 ml/sec.
Total amount 80 ml
ThoraxRoutine 2
nd
reconstr.
kV 120
Effective mAs 100
Slice collimation 1.5 mm
Slice width 6.0 mm 6.0 mm
Feed/Rotation 27.0 mm
Rotation time 0.5 sec.
Kernel B41f B80f
Increment 6.0 mm 6.0 mm
CTDI
Vol
7.0 mGy
Effective dose Male: 2.8 mSv
Female: 3.6 mSv