CT System Characteristics
| Component | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| Radiograph tube | Focal spot: water-cooled W anode, beryllium window, 0.4 × 0.4 mm, and 0.3-mm copper-added filtration |
| 1,000 W (i.e., maximum amperage at 80 kVp = 12.5 mA) | |
| Detector | Material: indirect detection (CsI scintillator) thin film transistor |
| Active area: 40 × 30 cm | |
| Native pixel matrix: 2,048 × 1,536 | |
| Native pixel size: 0.194 × 0.194 mm | |
| 2 × 2 pixel binned matrix: 1,024 × 768 | |
| Frame rate: 30 frames/s at 2 × 2 binning |
Data are adapted from Boone et al. (37).