Research Article

Construction of an Anthropomorphic Phantom for Use in Evaluating Pediatric Airway Digital Tomosynthesis Protocols

Table 2

Measured Half Value Layer (HVL) thicknesses of the phantom (in mm) at 60, 80, 100, and 120 kVp energy for the X-ray unit used.

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Plain beam (mm Al)2.43.23.94.7
Phantom (mm)3.44.24.85.5