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Table 4 Tissue data from the ICRU Report 44 [14] for the mouse segmentation

From: The impact of dual energy CT imaging on dose calculations for pre-clinical studies

Mouse - ICRU Tissues

         
 

Material

[g/cm3]

  

Mass percentage (%)

ρ

ρ e

Z eff

H

C

N

O

Z > 8

1

Adipose

0.93

0.951

6.421

11.60

68.10

0.20

19.80

Na (0.1), S (0.1), Cl (0.1)

2

Brain

1.04

1.035

7.578

10.70

14.50

2.20

71.20

Na (0.2), P (0.4), S (0.2), Cl (0.3), K (0.3)

3

Spongiosa

1.18

1.151

10.230

8.50

40.40

2.80

36.70

Na (0.1), Mg (0.2), P (3.4), S (0.2), Cl (0.2), K(0.1), Ca (7.4), Fe (0.1)

4

Cranium

1.61

1.517

12.709

5.00

21.20

4.00

43.50

Na (0.1), Mg (0.2), P (8.1), S (0.3), Ca (17.6)

5

Cortical Bone

1.92

1.780

13.629

3.40

15.50

4.20

43.50

Na (0.1), Mg (0.2), P (10.3), S (0.3), Ca (22.5)

6

Air

0.0012

0.001

7.714

  

75.47

23.20

Ar (1.28)