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A calibration matrix (CM), specific to each filament and 3D printer, was developed by varying infill density and volumetric flow rate to optimize printing parameters for each tissue. Using this workflow, an anthropomorphic head phantom and two thorax phantoms (one multi-material and one dual-material) were modelled from a digital-, synthetic CT scan and manufactured.\n Main result.<\/jats:italic>\n The head phantom verification scan showed a maximum mean deviation of 6.04% in RED and 3.00% in\n Z<\/jats:italic>\n eff<\/jats:sub>\n relative to CM-optimized values. The multi-material thorax phantom exhibited higher deviations of 8.27% in RED and 12.6% in\n Z<\/jats:italic>\n eff<\/jats:sub>\n , while the dual-material thorax phantom showed smaller differences of 2.14% and 10.3% in RED and\n Z<\/jats:italic>\n eff<\/jats:sub>\n , respectively.\n Significance.<\/jats:italic>\n The proposed standardized workflow provides a first quantitative and reproducible approach that incorporates reference tissue properties, inter-printer variability, and filament without increasing workload. 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