Clinical X-ray dark-field radiography has shown to be promising for visualizing different lung pathologies. To keep the radiation dose as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA principle), individualized exposure planning is necessary. However, the current scanning-based implementation of dark-field radiography complicates the use of automatic exposure control. Previously, a BMI-based linear regression model was proposed as a substitute. Here, we aim to improve this proposed model by investigating …