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What is the function of a collimator in nuclear medicine instrumentation?
To establish a geometric connection between the crystal's contact point and the patient's gamma ray emission.
Which component of collimators determines the resolution and sensitivity of the detector?
Holes
What percentage of gamma rays are absorbed by collimator septa?
99.9%
What type of collimation is used by collimators?
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What is the material of collimator septa?
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What is the purpose of collimators in nuclear medicine instrumentation?
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How do collimators discriminate between gamma rays carrying 'good' information and 'bad' information?
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What determines the resolution and sensitivity of the detector in collimators?
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What is the material of collimator septa?
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What percentage of gamma rays are absorbed by collimator septa?
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