-construction of the scanner and can not be changed. Conversely,
-real-world CT scanners can only take objects up to a fixed size.
-
-\ctsim, being a very flexible simulator,
-gives tremendous options in setting up the geometry for a scan.
-
-In general, the geometry for a scan all starts from the size of the
-phantom being scanned. This is because \ctsim\ allows for statistical
-comparisons between the original phantom image and it's reconstructions.
-Since CT scanners scan a circular area, the first important
-variable is the diameter of the circle surround the phantom, or the
-\emph{phantom diameter}. Remember, as mentioned above, the
-phantom dimensions are also padded by 1\%.
-
-The other important geometry variables for scanning objects are the
-\emph{view ratio}, \emph{scan ratio}, and \emph{focal length ratio}.
-These variables are all input into \ctsim\ in terms of ratios rather
-than absolute values.
-
-\subsubsection{Phantom Diameter}
+construction of the scanner and can not be changed. \ctsim,
+being a very flexible simulator, gives tremendous options in
+setting up the geometry for a scan.
+
+\subsection{Dimensions}
+The geometry for a scan starts with the size of
+the phantom being scanned. This is because \ctsim\ allows for
+statistical comparisons between the original phantom image and
+it's reconstructions. Since CT scanners scan a circular area, the
+first important variable is the diameter of the circle surround
+the phantom, the \emph{phantom diameter}. Remember, as mentioned
+above, the phantom dimensions are padded by 1\%.
+
+The other important geometry variables for scanning phantoms are
+the \emph{view diameter}, \emph{scan diameter}, and \emph{focal
+length}. These variables are input into \ctsim\ in terms of
+ratios rather than absolute values.
+
+\subsubsection{Phantom Diameter}\index{Phantom!Diameter}
+The phantom diameter is automatically calculated by \ctsim\ from
+the phantom definition. The maximum of the phantom length and
+height is used to define the square that completely surrounds the
+phantom. Let \latexonly{$p_l$}\latexignore{\emph{Pl}} be the width
+and height of this square. The diameter of this boundary box,
+\latexonly{$p_d$,}\latexignore{\emph{Pd},} is given by the
+Pythagorean theorem and is
+\latexignore{\\\centerline{\emph{Pl x sqrt(2)}}\\}
+\latexonly{\begin{equation}p_d = p_l \sqrt{2}\end{equation}}
+CT scanners collect projections around a
+circle rather than a square. The diameter of this circle is
+the diameter of the boundary square \latexonly{$p_d$.}
+\latexignore{\emph{Pd}.}
+\latexonly{These relationships are diagrammed in figure~\ref{phantomgeomfig}.}