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CAPINTEC, INC. CAPTUS
®
600
Input the distance that will be used for the TU studies. The distance entered here cannot be
changed when a patient is being measured.
When the distance is correct, place the capsule in the phantom and press
F4 [START] . The
Standard Count Screen (Figure 11-7) will appear.
200
19.56kcpm
ABORT
OK?
(Y OR N)
400 keV STANDARD
Figure 11-7
If the measurement is acceptable, press
Y and ENTER . Otherwise, press N and ENTER and
the unit will count again.
The unit will then prompt you to measure room background. Remove all sources and press
the
F4 [START] key. Accept or reject the room background with a Y or N .
The Standard Measurement Results Screen (Figure 11-8) will appear.
14:32
TU STANDARD
STANDARD : 1504 cpm
CONV FACTOR : 15.04 cpm/
OK? (Y OR N)
μ
Ci
Figure 11-8
Respond
Y for “YES” and N for “NO”.
If the measurement is not accepted, the TU Standard Measurement process will begin again
from Standard Measurement Screen (Figure 11-6).
November 07 THYROID UPTAKE: STANDARD CAPSULE METHOD 11-5