TABLE 1

Relevant System Specifications of PET and CT Components of Siemens TruePoint Biograph 40 PET/CT Scanner

System specificationValue
PET
 Axial field of view162 mm
 Transaxial field of view605 mm
 Transaxial resolution (34), FWHM  at 1 cm4.2 mm
 Axial resolution (34), FWHM at 1 cm4.5 mm
 Reconstructed slice thickness3 mm
CT
 Maximum number of CT slices40
 Transaxial field of view500 mm
 High-contrast resolution0.6 mm
 Reconstructed slice thickness3 mm
 Rotation time0.5–1 s
 Feed/rotation RCCT2.9 mm
 Pitch factor RCCT0.1
  • FWHM = full width at half maximum.