Step 8 – Recommended Doses and Exposure Factors

SYSTEM INSTALLATION (#8) –

RECOMMENDED DOSES and EXPOSURE FACTORS

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1. KVP................................................................................................................................... 3
2. RECOMMENDED RANGES ............................................................................................. 3

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1. KVP

Excellent-quality digital images are best achieved with settings of 100KVP or less due to the
inherent characteristics of the image intensifier and digital camera combination. 120 KVP should
not be used for most digital imaging systems.

In addition, lower dose exposures are a significant advantage of digital systems, but when
combined with high KVP cause inadequate exposure technique with many generators, due to
insufficient exposure times.

2. Recommended Ranges

60-70 kV Infant and Pediatric Studies

70-80 kV a) Children and small adults
b) Vascular Studies
Other contrast injections (Myelos, Hyestos, T-Tubes, etc.)
90-95 kV Adult Double Contrast Studies, Esophagus
90-100 kV Single Contrast GI and BE Studies
110-110 kV Large Patients

2.1 Spot Exposure Times

NOTE: Failure to install the x-ray generator signal line for RAD EXPOSE ON will result
in exposure termination at 180 milliseconds.

Acquisition Maximum Exposure Time

Single 5 Seconds
.5 fps 1970 milliseconds
1 fps 970 milliseconds
2 fps 470 milliseconds
3 fps 303 milliseconds
4 fps 220 milliseconds
5 fps 170 milliseconds
7.50 fps 95 milliseconds
10 fps 66 milliseconds
15 fps 15 milliseconds

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Recommended Doses

40 cm II Mag 0 Mag 1 Mag 2 Mag 3

Continuous (mR/Min) 2.7 3.1 4.4 5.9

Pulsed-15pps (mR/Min) 2.106 2.418 3.432 4.602
Pulsed- 7.5pps (mR/Min) 1.377 1.581 2.244 3.009
Pulsed 3.75pps (mR/Min) 0.81 0.93 1.32 1.77
Pulsed-1pps (mR/Min) 0.3375 0.3875 0.55 0.7375

40 cm II Mag 0 Mag 1 Mag 2 Mag 3

Continuous (μR/Sec) 45.0 51.7 73.3 98.3

Pulsed-15pps (μR/Fr) 2.3 2.7 3.8 5.1
Pulsed- 7.5pps (μR/Fr) 3.1 3.5 5.0 6.7
Pulsed 3.75pps (μR/Fr) 3.6 4.1 5.9 7.9
Pulsed-1pps (μR/Fr) 5.6 6.5 9.2 12.3

32 cm II Mag 0 Mag 1 Mag 2 Mag 3

Continuous (mR/Min) 2.4 3.3 4.4 5.9

Pulsed-15pps (mR/Min) 1.872 2.574 3.432 4.602
Pulsed- 7.5pps (mR/Min) 1.224 1.683 2.244 3.009
Pulsed 3.75pps (mR/Min) 0.72 0.99 1.32 1.77
Pulsed-1pps (mR/Min) 0.3 0.4125 0.55 0.7375

32 cm II Mag 0 Mag 1 Mag 2 Mag 3

Continuous (μR/S)
Pulsed-15pps (μR/Fr) 2.1 2.9 3.8 5.1
Pulsed- 7.5pps (μR/Fr) 2.7 3.7 5.0 6.7
Pulsed 3.75pps (μR/Fr) 3.2 4.4 5.9 7.9
Pulsed-1pps (μR/Fr) 5.0 6.9 9.2 12.3

RF Spot Dose = 52 μR/Fr Mag 0

DSA Spot Dose = 144 μR/Fr Mag 0

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