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. 2009 Feb 19;36(3):845–856. doi: 10.1118/1.3077119

Table 3.

Sensitivity, resolution, and septal penetration values of collimators from Table 2 found through theoretical calculations and MCNP modeling. [L=LumaGem hexagonal-hole, low-energy high-sensitivity collimator and P=prototype cadmium zinc telluride, matched square-hole general purpose collimator.]

  Calculations MCNP Model Difference (MCNP−calculated)
Collimator Rc (mm) S [×103 (cpm∕μCi)] Normalized counts×104 % Septal penetration FWHM (mm) Counts×104 FWHM (%) Counts (%)
L 5.72 1.34 3.85 0.025 5.97 3.85 4.3 N∕A
P 3.92 0.640 1.83 0.010 4.00 1.83 1.9 0.4
1 4.84 1.45 4.17 0.013 4.80 4.16 0.8 0.2
2 5.02 1.96 5.62 0.019 4.98 5.58 0.8 0.8
3 5.04 1.54 4.42 0.025 5.00 4.44 0.8 0.6
4 5.04 1.59 4.56 0.025 5.01 4.55 0.5 0.1
5 5.02 1.74 4.98 0.020 4.93 4.98 1.9 0.1
6 5.01 1.97 5.64 0.022 4.96 5.59 1.0 0.9
7 5.04 0.578 1.65 0.028 5.08 1.70 0.9 2.8
8 5.02 0.603 1.73 0.031 5.06 1.77 0.7 2.4
9 5.04 0.411 1.18 0.036 5.00 1.20 0.8 2.1
10 5.04 0.415 1.19 0.025 4.99 1.20 0.9 0.5
11 5.01 0.588 1.68 0.025 4.96 1.69 1.0 0.6
12 5.02 0.644 1.84 0.026 5.01 1.85 0.2 0.1
13 6.23 2.51 7.18 0.011 6.17 7.00 1.1 2.6
14 7.45 3.55 10.2 0.014 7.31 9.85 2.0 3.2
15 7.50 4.43 12.7 0.022 7.24 12.2 3.5 3.6
16 7.54 3.90 11.2 0.021 7.26 10.8 3.8 3.9
17 7.52 4.44 12.7 0.023 7.44 12.2 1.1 4.1
18 7.53 1.24 3.56 0.018 7.42 3.50 1.5 1.9
19 7.53 1.44 4.12 0.024 7.38 4.05 2.0 1.5
20 7.53 1.27 3.65 0.030 7.40 3.59 1.7 1.7
21 7.53 1.33 3.80 0.032 7.37 3.74 2.2 1.6
22 7.53 1.32 3.79 0.025 7.45 3.72 1.1 1.8
23 7.53 1.45 4.16 0.026 7.43 4.18 1.4 2.0
                 
Mean             1.5±1.0 1.5±1.3