TABLE 3

Patient Body Weight and Organ/Tumor Masses Determined by CT Images

Patient no.Body mass (g)Liver mass (g)SpleenKidneysLungs mass* (g)Tumor
Mass (g)Depth (cm)Mass (g)Depth (cm)Mass (g)Depth (cm)
184.51,659957.837411.92,88432.57.9
21132,30421512.759813.614.3, 148.0, 13.7
3752,3303118.137110.43.5, 1.13.1, 8.2
463.61,2632018.83078.51,560
585.93,8553806.157010.31,688
670.91,73215263688.126, 315.9, 9.2
71093,2131,00911.641413.957.56.8
883.23,37878264398.9200, 45.3, 26, 8.5, 6.5
993.63,8112787.34954.732.1, 14.45.1, 4.7
  • * Lungs were not visualized above body background. Lungs of 3 patients were randomly selected to illustrate that lung doses were ≤ body doses.

  • Transmission scan was used for attenuation correction of this 200-g tumor.