TABLE 3

Estimate of Radiation Dose to Anthropomorphic Phantom from CT Component of Hybrid Imaging as Function of Patient Size and Tube Current

Patient size40 mA80 mA160 mA
Newborn5.0510.120.20
1-y-old4.458.8917.78
5-y-old4.088.1616.31
10-y-old3.677.3514.69
Medium adult2.555.1010.19
  • All data were acquired with tube voltage of 120 kVp, rotation speed of 0.8 s, and pitch of 1.5:1. All data were acquired with 160 mA and linearly scaled for the various tube currents shown here (30).