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Table 2 Deposition hot spot for different diameter particle at 9 lpm flow rate.

From: Polydisperse Microparticle Transport and Deposition to the Terminal Bronchioles in a Heterogeneous Vasculature Tree

Diameter	RUL	RML	RLL	LUL	LLL
1	G3–G5	G4–G6	G4–G5	G4	G4–G6
2	G2–G3	G5	G5, G8	G3–G4	G5
3	G2–G3	G5–G6	G6	G3	G6
4	G3–G4	G4–G6	G5–G7	G3–G4	G4–G5
5	G2–G4	G5	G4–G6	G3	G3–G5
6	G4	G6	G4–G6	G3	G3–G4
7	G3–G4	G4–G5	G4–G5	G3–G4	G3–G4
8	G3–G5	G4–G5	G4–G5	G2–G3	G4
9	G2–G5	G4–G6	G4–G6	G3–G5	G4
10	G2–G5	G4–G6	G4–G6	G2–G3	G3–G5

(The trachea and the first two bifurcating branches are treated as G1 (detail definition figure can be found in Supplementary Section) and follows for the rest of the model. Particles are deposited throughout the 17 generations and the table shows only the hot spots).

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