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Table 1 Probes’ features

From: Comparison of 3 γ-probes for simultaneous iodine-125-seed and technetium-99m breast cancer surgery: NEMA standard characterisation with extended processing

Company

Model

Type

Detector

Detector dimensions (mm3)

Entrance layer

Energy range (keV)

EURORAD

SOE-3211

Nuclear

CdTe

Cubic ≈ 5 × 5 × 3 (69)

Stainless-steel

125I: 20–40

99mTc: 80–170

EURORAD

SOE-3214

Opto-Nuclear

CdTe

Orthocylindrical ≈ Ø 5 × 3 (57)

Resin

125I: 20–40

99mTc: 80–170

CLERAD

GammaSUP-II

Nuclear

CSI[Tl]

Orthocylindrical Ø 7 × 7 (269)

Stainless-steel

125I: 20–40

99mTc: 120–170

  1. CdTe cadmium telluride, CSI[Tl] thallium-doped caesium iodide, 125I iodine-125, 99mTc technetium-99m