Patent ID: 7082183

Claim:
A computed tomography assembly comprising: an x-ray gantry assembly; an x-ray source projecting a beam of x-rays; a detector assembly positioned opposite said x-ray source, said detector assembly receiving said beam of x-rays after said beam of x-rays pass through an object; a control mechanism in communication with said x-ray source and said detector assembly; an elevation reference in communication with said control mechanism, said control mechanism comprising logic adapted to: execute at least one scout scan of said object, said at least one scout scan producing a first scout scan image; generate an elliptical patient model based on said first scout scan image; match said elliptical patient model to a phantom diameter approximation; generate a dose report based on said phantom diameter approximation; display said dose report on a display, said display in communication with said control mechanism; and utilize said elevation reference in combination with said at least one scout scan to generate said elliptical patient model.