Highlights
- •Test method to assess how CT parameters affect image quality and Hounsfield units.
- •CNR and HCSR varied most with reconstruction algorithm, reconstruction FOV and mAs.
- •Hounsfield units changed with acquisition FOV and reconstruction algorithm selected.
- •The results will enable optimisation of CT protocols used for radiotherapy planning.
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