Specific Anatomic Region	Chest
Application	R/O Occupational Lung Disease (asbestosis screening)
Author	Elliot K. Fishman, MD and Paul Wheeler, MD
Reference Source	JHU Protocol
Scanner Used	64 Slice
KV/Effective mAs/Rotation time (sec)	120/150/0.5
Detector Collimation (mm)	0.6
Slice Thickness (mm)	3-5
Pitch	0.9
Kernel	30 (soft tissue) and 80 (lung HRCT)
Reconstruction Interval	3
Image Order (acquisition)	Cr-ca
Oral Contrast	N/A
IV contrast volume and type	None
Injection Rate	N/A
Scan delay (sec)	N/A
3D technique used	N/A
Comment: Dr. Wheeler is a world class expert in Occupational Lung Disease and recommends 3-5 mm thick sections at lung and soft tissue windows with standard algorithm followed by nine .75 mm HRCT scan with HRCT algorithm (80 Kernel) spaced from the aortic arch through the lung bases. Both supine and prone images should be done.