Physical, performance, and dosimetric characteristics of the Δscan 50 whole body/brain scanner

D. A. Bassano; C. C. Chamberlain; J. M. Mozley; S. A. Kieffer

doi:10.1148/123.2.455

Physical, performance, and dosimetric characteristics of the Δscan 50 whole body/brain scanner

D. A. Bassano, C. C. Chamberlain, J. M. Mozley, S. A. Kieffer

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The Δ-Scan 50 computed tomographic (CT) scanner has the ability to determine x-ray attenuation coefficients with a precision ranging from 0.3 to 2.6% depending upon such factors as patient size and scan diameter. Resolution is 20-80% greater than the pixel width, with values ranging from 1.2 to 2.1 mm. The collimating system determines certain characteristics of the image and affects the dose to the patient: doses for typical procedures are on the order of 1 rad, and gonadal doses are in the millirad range. Potential improvements are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	455-462
Number of pages	8
Journal	Radiology
Volume	123
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1148/123.2.455
State	Published - 1977
Externally published	Yes

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