Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8208919 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In this work, the extrinsic counting efficiency and extrinsic sensitivity of a cylindrical source and a gamma camera with a rectangular detector were determined using homogeneous Tc-99m. Scattered radiation effects were evaluated by both analyzing the energy spectrum of 99mTc for the scatter fraction and plotting the extrinsic counting efficiency and sensitivity. It is found that the scattered fraction values increased with increasing source thickness. Calculated extrinsic sensitivity shows a gradually decreasing trend with increasing source thickness. The extrinsic efficiency decreases with increasing source thickness. It is concluded that increasing source to detector distances results with increasing extrinsic counting efficiency but decreasing extrinsic sensitivity.
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Authors
Rukiye Ãakır HaliloÄlu, Ãzlem Karadeniz, Hatice Durak,