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Figure 4


Figure 4. Mean kerma from primary and scatter fluence to the CR receptor beyond the lung(dotted bars), heart (white bars) and diaphragm (striped bars) regions of the phantom and patient at an X-ray beam quality of 75 kVp 5 mAs–1. The bar on the left of each corresponding chest area represents the phantom measurement; the bar on the right represents the patient measurement.