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Indication Brief description Slice thickness and reconstruction kernel Further details of contrast timing/explanation of what the radiographers do Abbreviation

Breast Cancer

CT chest & abdomen & pelvis (contrast) Include neck if palpable neck lymph nodes

1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment.

65 seconds

CT CAP + c


Lymphoma

CT chest, abdomen & pelvis +/- neck/brain/orbits as indicated (contrast) PET Hodgkin’s etc

1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment.

65 seconds

CT CAP + c


Malignant melanoma

PET-CT, ultrasound of liver if ocular melanoma

Myeloma

Low dose non contrast CT of whole body