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Fig. 10C. —53-year-old woman with breast cancer scanned for lung
metastasis, with weight of 50 kg, height of 1.65 m, 18.37 BMI, and
mAseffective = 42. Two weeks later, examination was performed (off
protocol to follow pleural effusion) with routine settings (mAseff
= 100). Excellent image quality was obtained in both examinations. Calculated
effective dose was 3.2 mSv (combined group) compared with 7.7 mSv (standard
dose). Consecutive dose saving was 58%.
