Formulas for CTDI and its variations
Dose Index | Formula | Notes |
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CTDI | ![]() | T is the nominal width of a section and D(z) is the dose at point z parallel to the z-axis |
CTDI measured >100 mm | ![]() | N is the number of acquired sections per scan, T is the nominal width of each acquired section, and D(z) is the dose at point z parallel to the z-axis |
Weighted CTDI | ![]() | CTDI100,center is the CTDI100 measured at the center of the standard CTDI phantom and CTDI100,periphery is the CTDI100 measured at the periphery of the phantom |
CTDIvol | ![]() | Pitch is table travel distance per rotation divided by nominal beam width |