Thermo Scientific SAM12, Manual

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Issue: 1.0 Operating Instructions
Thermo Fisher Scientific SAM12 User Manual 5-7
dpm
Bq
kBq
pCi
nCi
μ Ci
mCi
Ci
This changes the displayed activity units for the
SAM12.
Default: dpm
Language Use the pre-defined window to select a language.
This changes the displayed language for the
SAM12.
Quick Scan
This option may be enabled to allow “real-dirty” or
“real-clean” to be identified before end of
monitoring period.
Also see Quick Scan Period in
Params 2 (page 5-
10) .
QuickScan is disabled during automatic and manual
recounts.
Note that it is not possible to tick Quick Scan and
CCM Enabled at the same time.
Default: OFF
CCM Enabled
If this option is greyed out, then your SAM12 is
not configured to use Cobalt Coincidence
Monitoring. If you require this utility, please
contact Thermo Fisher Scientific for further
information.
This option toggles the CCM menu on/off.
If the CCM board is installed, tick this option to
enable the Cobalt Coincidence Monitoring. See
Cobalt Coincidence Monitoring (CCM) (page 6-9) .
Note that it is not possible to tick CCM Enabled and
Quick Scan at the same time.
Default: OFF
NBR Enabled
Note that this option is not
available until High Voltages
are selected during an HV
Scan – see
HV Scan
(page 5-
25) for further information.
Tick this option to enable the
Natural Background Reduction
(NBR). This will enable NBR
algorithms to be used to
determine the proportion of
activity that is due to Naturally
Occurring Radioactive
Material (NORM). If the
presence of NORM is detected,
then an estimation of its