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Fig. 5. Graph shows that increase in chest dose with decreasing
patient size was largest for 120-kVp setting, commonly used for CT
examinations. Two data points were obtained for each phantom (anterior surface
midline and lateral surface).
= adult
phantom,
= 10-year-old phantom,
= 5-year-old phantom,
=
1-year-old phantom.