Table of Contents
Foreword
Section1PURPOSE,SCOPE,ANDRATIONALE
1.1Purpose
1.2Scope
1.3Introduction
1.3.1Applications
1.3.2BasicProbeDesign
1.4RationaleforNon-imagingIntraoperativeGammaProbe
Measurements
1.4.1RationaleforSensitivityandSpatialResolution
Measurements
1.4.2RationaleforSensitivitytoScatterMeasurements
1.4.3RationaleforSensitivitytoDistributedActivity
inWaterMeasurements
1.4.4RationaleforShort-TermSensitivityStabilityin
AirMeasurements
1.4.5RationaleforCount-RateCapabilitywithScatter
Measurement
1.4.6RationaleforEnergyResolutionMeasurement
1.4.7RationaleforSideandBackShieldingMeasurement
1.4.8ProbeResponseTime
1.4.9RationaleforRadioisotopeUsedforTesting
Section2REFERENCEDPUBLICATIONS,DEFINITIONS,ANDTESTEQUIPMENT
2.1References
2.2GeneralDefinitions
2.3Terminology
2.4TestEquipment,Conditions,andResults
2.4.1SourceHoldersandTestFixtures
2.4.2RadiationSources
2.4.3EquipmentSetupandTestConditions
2.4.4Reporting
2.4.5Measurements
Section3PERFORMANCEMEASUREMENTTESTS
3.1SensitivityinAir
3.1.1TestConditions
3.1.2MeasurementProcedure
3.1.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.1.4Reporting
3.2SensitivityinaScatterMedium
3.2.1TestConditions
3.2.2MeasurementProcedure
3.2.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.2.4Reporting
3.3SensitivitythroughSideShieldinginAir
3.3.1TestConditions
3.3.2MeasurementProcedure
3.3.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.3.4Reporting
3.4SensitivitytoScatter
3.4.1TestConditions
3.4.2MeasurementProcedures
3.4.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.4.4Reporting
3.5SpatialResolutioninaScatterMedium
3.5.1TestConditions
3.5.2MeasurementProcedure
3.5.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.5.4Reporting
3.6VolumeSensitivitytoDistributedActivityina
ScatterMedium
3.6.1TestConditions
3.6.2MeasurementProcedure
3.6.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.6.4Reporting
3.7Short-TermSensitivityStability
3.7.1TestConditions
3.7.2MeasurementProcedure
3.7.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.7.4Reporting
3.8CountRateCapabilityinaScatterMedium
3.8.1TestConditions
3.8.2MeasurementProcedure
3.8.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.8.4Reporting
3.9AngularResolutioninaScatterMedium
3.9.1TestConditions
3.9.2MeasurementProcedure
3.9.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.9.4Reporting
3.10EnergyResolution
3.10.1TestConditions
3.10.2TestEquipment
3.10.3MeasurementProcedure
3.10.4CalculationsandAnalysis
3.10.5Reporting
3.11SideandBackShielding
3.11.1TestConditions
3.11.2MeasurementProcedure
3.11.3CalculationsandAnalysis
3.11.4Reporting
Section4QUALITYCONTROLTESTS
4.1General
4.2Sensitivity
4.2.1TestConditions
4.2.2MeasurementProcedure
4.2.3CalculationsandAnalysis
4.2.4Reporting
4.2.5RecommendedTestFrequency
4.3VisualandPhysicalInspection
4.3.1Inspection
4.3.2Frequency
4.4PowerSource(forInternally-PoweredSystems)
4.4.1Checks
4.4.2Frequency
PerformanceMeasurementDatasheet(example)
QualityControlDatasheet(example)
Tables
Figures Abstract
Provides definitions and describes quantitative measurements of performance characteristics and quality control tests for non-imaging intraoperative gamma probes.