Main CT Technical Characteristics of B-HIREZ Scanner
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Scan mode | Helical, axial, scout |
| Aperture (cm) | 70 |
| Transverse scan field (cm) | 50 |
| Maximum no. of CT slices | 16 |
| Nominal slice width (mm) | 0.6, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 |
| Tube voltage (kV) | 80, 100, 120, 140 |
| Tube current (mA) | 28–500 |
| Detector material | Solid state (ultrafast ceramic [Siemens Medical Solutions]) |
| No. of elements along z-axis | 24 |
| No. of detectors/row | 672 |
| Total effective length of detector array (mm) | 24 |
| Rotation time (s)/360° rotation | 0.42, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5 |
| Pitch factor (volume pitch) | 0.5–2.0 (1–20) |
| Spiral scan time (s) | 100 |
| Helical interpolation algorithm available | Adaptive multiplane reconstruction |
| Heat capacity (heat units × 106) | 5.3 |
| Maximum power (kW) | 60 |