(SOD：source-to-object distance)
SOD is the distance from the focus of the X-ray source to the center of rotation of the CT object. It is used when calculating geometric magnification. The following other abbreviations are also used
FOD：focus-to-object distance (Technical Terms：X-ray)
FCD：focus-to-centre distance
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