TABLE 3

Whole-Body PET/CT with Additional Low-Dose CT of Chest

Step	Details
Patient preparation	See Table 1
Patient positioning	See Table 1
CT overview scan (scout or topogram)	See Table 1
Whole-body CT scan	See Table 1
Whole-body PET scan	See Table 1
Low-dose chest CT	Scan direction: caudocranial
	No contrast enhancement
	Scan from middle of liver to cervicothoracic junction
	Tube current: 20–40 mA^*
	Tube voltage: 110 kV^*
	Slice thickness: 5 mm^*
	Breathing protocol^*: instruct patient to take deep breath and hold breath