Table 3:

CTDIvols and the lens doses for both axial and helical scans with each CT scanner during whole-brain CT including the orbit

CT Scanner (Number of Detector Rows)Axial ScanHelical Scan
Lens Dose (mGy)CTDIvol (mGy)Lens Dose/CTDIvolLens Dose (mGy)CTDIvol (mGy)Lens Dose/CTDIvol
Aquilion 64 (64)103.5 ± 7.2113.3 ± 0.091.4 ± 6.4%82.3 ± 7.396.0 ± 0.085.7 ± 7.6%
LightSpeed VCT (64)81.5 ± 9.8101.1 ± 0.080.6 ± 9.7%75.4 ± 0.974.3 ± 0.0101.5 ± 1.2%
LightSpeed Ultra 16 (16)71.5 ± 2.485.8 ± 0.083.3 ± 2.8%48.7 ± 0.959.6 ± 0.081.7 ± 1.5%
LightSpeed Ultra 8 (8)56.6 ± 0.966.5 ± 0.085.1 ± 1.3%45.6 ± 0.750.9 ± 0.089.7 ± 1.4%
LightSpeed QX/i (4)70.2 ± 1.575.1 ± 0.093.5 ± 2.0%66.7 ± 1.465.1 ± 0.0102.5 ± 2.1%
Brilliance CT 64 (64)61.7 ± 4.972.4 ± 0.085.3 ± 6.8%52.6 ± 0.850.9 ± 0.0103.4 ± 1.6%
MX 8000 IDT (16)48.1 ± 3.251.8 ± 0.092.8 ± 6.2%57.4 ± 1.457.0 ± 0.0100.7 ± 2.4%
Somatom Sensation Cardiac (64)48.4 ± 1.758.9 ± 0.082.2 ± 2.8%42.6 ± 0.951.5 ± 0.082.8 ± 1.7%