Table 2 X-ray properties of different materials
From: Abdo-Man: a 3D-printed anthropomorphic phantom for validating quantitative SIRT
Attenuation coefficient (cm−1) | |||||||
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Material | Density (g/cm3) | Measured HU | 140 keV (Tc-99m) | 171 keV (In-111) | 254 keV (In-111) | 365 keV (I-131) | 511 keV (PET) |
Water | 1.00 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.096 |
Transparent | 1.18 | 127 ± 15 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.110 |
Opaque (white) | 1.18 | 127 ± 15 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.110 |
Rubber | 0.90 | 96 ± 15 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.084 |
PMMA | 1.18 | 126 ± 15 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.110 |