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Table 5 Percentage loss of energy window fraction per 100kcps increase in count rate

From: Gamma detector dead time correction using Lambert W function

 

Energy window

Intrinsic (%)

Point source 1 (%)

Point source 2 (%)

Scatter phantom 1(%)

Scatter phantom 2 (%)

Det 1

99mTc (20%)

− 9.5

− 9.4

− 7.5

− 5.1

− 8.4

99mTc (40%)

 

− 6.9

− 3.5

− 3.5

− 4.6

Det 2

99mTc (20%)

− 7.7

− 8.9

− 9.7

− 5.7

− 9.5

99mTc (40%)

 

− 6.6

− 7.1

− 3.9

− 4.5

  1. Percentage loss of energy window fraction, for the 20% and 40% 99mTc energy windows, as determined from plots of energy window fraction vs. open window count rate. The loss is expressed in a percentage per 100 kcps increase in count rate