Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation Quiz

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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?

<p>Absorptive collimation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the material of collimator septa?

<p>Lead</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of collimators in nuclear medicine instrumentation?

<p>To establish a geometric connection between the crystal's contact point and the patient's gamma ray emission.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do collimators discriminate between gamma rays carrying 'good' information and 'bad' information?

<p>Collimators discriminate based on the direction of flight, not on scattered vs nonscattered photons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the resolution and sensitivity of the detector in collimators?

<p>The number of holes and the hole characteristics (diameter, length, septal thickness).</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the material of collimator septa?

<p>Lead.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of gamma rays are absorbed by collimator septa?

<p>99.9%.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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