Siemens SOMATOM SENSATION CARDIAC A60 - Manual (Page 64)

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LungCare
LungCare
kV 120
Effective mAs 20
Slice collimation 0.75 mm
Slice width 1.0 mm
Feed/Rotation 18.0 mm
Rotation time 0.5 sec.
Kernel B50f
Increment 0.5 mm
Image order cr-ca
CTDI
w
1.7 mGy
Effective dose Male: 0.6 mSv
Female: 0.7 mSv
A dedicated low dose Spiral mode for the syngo Lung
CARE evaluation.
Indications:
Lung studies with low dose setting, e. g. early visuali-
zation of pulmonary nodules.
A typical thorax study in a range of 30 cm will be
covered in 8.9 s.
We recommend using a tube voltage of at least
120 kV.
For further information on the syngo Lung CARE
Application, please refer to the Application Guide
“Clinical Options”.