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. 2014 Feb 1;7(1):48–54. doi: 10.1593/tlo.13850

Table 2.

Longitudinal Errors in PET Dose Calibrator and Scanner Measurements (Unitless).

Site* DC Error Scan 1 DC Error Scan 2 Change in DC Error PET Error Scan 1 PET Error Scan 2 Change in PET Error
1 9.0% -50.3%§ -59.3% -3.4% -26.8% -23.4%
2 8.4% 8.7% 0.3% 13.2% 1.1% -12.0%
3 8.1% 8.8% 0.7% 6.0% 6.4% 0.4%
4 -0.4% -2.5% -2.1% -7.6% -14.2% -6.6%
5 -0.3% -3.8%§ -3.5% -6.6% -15.1% -8.5%
6 1.8% 2.1% 0.3% -18.2% -7.1% 11.1%
*

Site numbers are same in Tables 2 and 3 but in different order than in Table 1.

Dose calibrator activity measurement.

PET scanner activity concentration measurement.

§

Dose calibrator settings different for second measure.