Specific Anatomic Region	Thorax
Application	Low dose screening study
Author	Elliot K. Fishman, MD
Reference Source	JHU protocol
Scanner Used	Siemens Somatom Sensation 16
KV / Effective mAs / Rotation time (sec)	120 / 100 / 0.75
Detector Collimation (mm)	0.75
Slice Thickness (mm)	1.0
Feed / Scan (mm)	15.0
Kernel	B80f (for lung parenchyma)
Increment (mm)	1 mm
Image Order	cr-ca
Oral Contrast	N/A
IV Contrast Volume and Type	N/A
Injection Rate	N/A
Scan Delay (sec)	N/A
3D Technique Used	VRT and MIP as needed
Comment: -Reconstruct a second set with soft tissue algorithm using a B30 algorithm. Do this with 3mm thick section at 3 mm intervals or 5mm every 3-5 min.