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Table 1. Influence of the Position of the Cartridge in Both Configurations.

Configuration	Distance (x) to the curtain plate (mm)	n	221/TIC^a ± SD	Potential range (kV)
CASE PSI cartridge, curtain gas (0.3 L/min)	2.8	3	0.054 ± 0.018	3–4
CASE PSI cartridge, curtain gas (0.3 L/min)	1.8	5	0.058 ± 0.014	2–3
LAN PSI cartridge, sheath gas (0.9 L/min)	4.8	3	0.11 ± 0.032	1.5–2.2
	3.8	5	0.13 ± 0.016	1.5–2.2
	2.8	3	0.17 ± 0.014	1.5–2.2

Used as the ratio between informative and noninformative data.