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PET/CT System:
Gantry, H x W x D 193 x 230 x 109 cm
Power Requirement 480v 3-phase 150 amps
Heat Load 30,7000 BTU/hr
Gantry Cooling Air Cooling PET & CT
Patient Port 70 cm
Transmission Source CT Attenuation Correction
Patient Handling System
Vertical Travel 55-102.5 cm
Patient Scan Range 160 cm
Horizontal Speed 0-100 mm/sec.
Max Patient Weight 180 kg (400 Lbs)
Pallet Deflection +/- 0.25 mm at 400 lbs
Gantry Controls Front
Software Processing
WB Acquisition Time w/ Attenuation
Correction and Processing 10-30 minutes, Physician Preference
Acquisition Modes 2D or 3D
2D Reconstruction Time,
128, OSEM-IR 25 seconds (standard), 15 seconds (enhanced)
Reconstruction Time 3D Mode,
128, FORE-IT-WLS 90 seconds (standard), 60 seconds (enhanced)
Event Transfer Time 10 Mevents/sec.
Correct. for Contrast in Ptnt. YES
Msrd. & Auto Randoms Correct. YES
Msrd. & Auto Scatter Correct. YES
Simultan. Acq./process. YES
Auto Std. Uptake Value Creation YES
WLS Reconstruction YES
Atten. Weight. Interactive Recon. YES
“One-click” WB PET Protocol YES
Physical Assembly
Number of Detectors 280 blocks
Number of Image Planes 47
Plane Spacing 3.27 mm
Number of Crystals 10,080
Ring Diameter 88.6 cm
Number of PMTs 280 Quad PMTs
Physical Axial FOV 15.7 cm
Effective Axial FOX
in Whole Body – 3D 12.5 cm (3D), 13.7 cm (2D)
Detector Material BGO
Stop pwer for 511 keV Photons Very High: 95%
Hygroscopic NO
Crystal Size 6.2 x 6.2 x 30 mm
PET Performance
Syst. Sensitivity: 3D
kcps/uCi/cc/LLD (NEMA ‘01) 9.3 cps/kBq
Syst. Sensitivity: 2D
kcps/uCi/cc/LLD (NEMA ‘01) 2.0 cps/kBq
Transverse Resolution @
1 cm, mm (NEMA ‘01) 6.2 (2D), 6.2 (3D)
Transverse Resolution @
1 cm, mm (NEMA ‘01) 6.8 (2D), 6.7 (3D)
Axial Resolution @
1 cm, mm (NEMA ‘01) 4.8 (2D), 5.2 (3D)
Axial Resolution @
1 cm, mm (NEMA ‘01) 6.3 (2D), 5.8 (3D)
Peak Noise Equivalent Count Rate,
kcps (NEMA 2001)
o 2D 84 kcps @ 49 kBq/CC
o 3D 63 kcps @ 12 kBq/CC
o 2D Scatter Fraction (NEMA ’01) 19%
o 3D Scatter Fraction (NEMA ’01) 44%
CT Physical Assembly
Type of Detector Patented Ceramic
# of Elements/Channels/ Fan Beam 14,592 elements (8 Slice) 6,144 channels
Generator Output 53.2 kW
kV-Range/mA Range 80-140 kVp/10-440 mA
Anode Heat Storage/Cooling/Minute 6.3 MHU/840 KHU/minute
Tube Focal Spot 0.7 x 0.6 mm / 0.9 x 0.9
Gantry Dimensions Integrated w/PET
CT Image Quality
LC Resolution (20 cm Catph./Surface) 5 mm @ 0.30% at 13.3 mGy / 3 mm @ 0.30% at 37.2 mGy
CTDI (dose/100 mAs) B/16 cm Phant. 5.5 mGy/100 mAs 20 cm CATPHAN
Max HC Resolution (2% MTF) 15.4 Ip/cm @ 0% MTF
Standard HC Resolution 8.5 Ip/cm @ 0% MTF
CT Scan Parameters
Scan Times (partial)/Subsec (partial) 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 , 4.0s
Scan Field 50 cm
Number of Slices 4 or 8
Slice Thickness 0.625 , 1.25, 2.5, 3.75, 5, 7.5, 10 mm
Rotation Speed 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1, 2, 3, 4s
Topogram Length 160 cm
Recon. Time: Std./Hi Res./Topo 0.5 sec.
Scan Matrix/Display Matrix 512 x 512/1024 x 1024
Max. Spiral Volume/
Max. Spiral Scan Time 160 cm/120 sec.
Console/Computers/Storage
Host Computer Silicon Graphics Octane 2 wkst/IRIX, Intel Prestonia B/Linux
User interface Common User Interface (CUI)
Archival Interface 4.1 GB MOD, CD-R & DVD-RAM
DICOM 3.0 PET Yes
DICOM 3.0 CT Yes
ConnectPro HIS/RIS Yes
w/ bar code reader
Xeleris Workstation
Biodex HotLab (Dual Injection)
Codonics Printer
Radiation Therapy Planning Table
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