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Neonatal Chest Phantom

The NEW Neonatal Chest Phantom is designed for routine quality assurance monitoring of computed and digital radiography systems. Because the phantom replicates both the anatomic structure and the tissue attenuation characteristics of a real neonate, the phantom can be imaged using clinical protocols resulting in a test of the entire imaging chain, including image processing parameters. The first anthropomorphic neonatal phantom that sufficiently represents a 1-2 kg neonate in its transmission characteristics, histogram, physical size and structure. As such, it can be imaged using the appropriate clinical parameters to provide a measure of image consistency over time. Also contains clinically relevant image quality challenges for resolution and noise in the form of a lung with simulated pneumothorax with pleural thickening, and a lung with simulated hyaline membrane disease.

The Phantom answers a recognized need by both international and national standards groups such as IPEM and AAPM for a comprehensive quality assurance program for computed and digital radiography addressing the two major concerns of patient exposure and image quality. The Gammex 610 phantom is specially suited for establishing the lowest possible exposure level that still maintains diagnostic image quality.

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