Sequential scan mode

Head CT
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Technique chart for General Electric CT/i (single-slice CT) head exams.
Axial scan mode, 120 kVp

Age Effective mAs

>10 y, adult 350
3.1 - 10 y 300
18.1 m - 3 y 260
6.1 - 18 m 235
0-6m 193
(m = month; y = year)

Scan Width
Rotation CTDI
Anatomic (mm) x
Age SFOV Time mA vol
Region Scan Increment
(sec) (mGy)
(mm)
Foramen
through 0-6m 3x3 ped 1 120 9.5
Petrous
6.1 - 18 m 3x3 ped 1 150 11.9
18.1 m - 3 y 3x3 head 1 160 12.7
3.1 - 10 y 3x3 head 1 190 15.1
over 10 y 5x5 head 2 170 25.5
Top of
0-6m 7x7 ped 1 110 8.3
head
6.1 - 18 m 7x7 ped 1 140 10.5
18.1 m - 3 y 7x7 head 1 150 11.3
3.1 - 10 y 7x7 head 1 180 13.5
over 10 y 7x7 head 2 140 20.8
 Body CT
Image width = 5 mm. Tube potential = 100 kVp.
Display Field of View Required to Display Full Patient Diameter (cm)
Up to 21.1 - 24.1 - 27.1 - 30.1 -
Scanner Parameter
21 24 27 30 35
Tube
LS current 90 110 150 200 180
(mA)
Rotation time
0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
(sec)
Tube
LS+ current 140 185 240 320 290
(mA)
Rotation time
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
(sec)
Tube
LS16 current 90 115 150 200 180
(mA)
Rotation time
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
(sec)
Tube
LS64 current 100 150 190 260 235
(mA)
Rotation time
0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
(sec)

Relative technique chart for abdominal and pelvis CT in children and adults.
Applies to any CT system or kVp, since all mAs values are normalized to the site’s
reference protocol (shown in bold, relative mAs = 1). The lateral patient width at the
level of the liver is measured from the CT radiograph (Scout, Topogram, etc.).

Abdomen & Pelvis CT Technique Chart for Children

mAs
Lateral Patient Width (cm)
(relative to standard pediatric
at Level of the Liver
protocol)
up to 14 0.55
14.1 - 18 0.75
18.1 - 22 1.00
 Abdomen & Pelvis CT Technique Chart for Adults
mAs
Lateral Patient Width (cm)
(relative to standard adult
at Level of the Liver
protocol)
22.1 - 26 0.4
26.1 - 30 0.5
30.1 - 35 0.7
35.1 - 40 1.0
40.1 - 45 1.4
45.1 - 50 2.0

Typical effective dose values

(mS
v)
Head CT 1-2
Chest CT 5-7
Abdomen CT 5-7
Pelvis CT 3-4
Abdomen & pelvis CT 8-14
Coronary artery calcium CT 1-3
Coronary CT angiography 5-15
Table 2. Typical effective dose values for several common imaging exams (CT and non-CT)
Non-CT Typical Effective Dose Values CT Typical Effective Dose Values
Note: Average U.S.background radiation from naturally occurring sources 3.0 mSv (range 1 ≈ -
10 mSv)67

Sumber :
- AAPM Report No. 96. 2008. The Measurement, Reporting, and Management of
Radiation Dose in CT. College Park : American Association of Physicists in Medicine