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CAPINTEC, INC. CAPTUS
®
3000
2. To edit values, click in the desired text box and then type in the new number. To change
the Report Font Size, click the desired radio button.
3. Click the button or press Alt+D to save changes or click the button
or press Alt+C to cancel the changes and return to Figure 7-1 Main Thyroid Uptake
Screen.
Note: Except for Normal Range values, the changed setup is applicable to only new
patients added after the change.
QUICK TIPS:
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To restore the default values for ROI at any time, click the
button.
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To count for a time less than the Counting Time entered in the setup, you may
stop and save the data midway while measuring.
MAKING MEASUREMENTS
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Before making any measurements on a patient, verify that all required patient information
has been entered.
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Any changes to the measurement setup/protocols must be done before performing the
uptake.
1. To select a patient for the uptake procedure, click on that record in the
Patient Directory
box on Figure 7-1 Main Thyroid Uptake Screen. The Patient Status box will show the
current status on the patient. If this box reads, “All Data has been Entered”, the uptake
procedure can be started. If an uptake procedure is midway for a patient, the box will
display the results obtained to that point.
Note: To select a patient, use the
 
keys or Page Up and Page Down keys to move
up or down in the patient list. If the list is long, the scroll bar is also available. To
reach a particular patient, press the first letter of the patient name. Press the

key if necessary, to go further down.
If the Patient Status box displays “Data Partially Entered”, no measurements can
be made until all the required information is entered. Refer to Editing Patient
Information on page 7-13.
2. To begin the measurements, follow the sequence of steps as shown below depending
upon the Counting Method selected in the protocol:
a. Decay Correct Administered Dose
i. Click the button on Figure 7-1 Main Thyroid Uptake
Screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to:
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If Pre-Dose Measurement is selected in the protocol, then you will be
stepped through the measurement of patient background and neck.
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