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If Pre-Dose Measurement is set to Yes in the protocol, the screen will appear as shown
in Figure 7-18. To perform pre-dose count, click the
button or press the Y
key. The screen will appear as shown in Figure 7-16.
Figure 7-18
Note: Pre-Dose measurements may be skipped, if desired. This allows the Dose
Measurement to be performed before the Pre-Dose measurement. You will be
asked again to measure the Pre-Dose at the beginning of the Dose Administration
phase of the protocol.
2. Click the
button or press Alt+S. Figure 7-19 will appear confirming the
selected patient. To cancel the uptake or if the incorrect patient was selected, click the
button to return to Figure 7-10, otherwise click to continue.
Figure 7-19
3. From this point onwards, the program begins a cycle, directing you through to measure
the background counts, capsule or patient depending upon the protocol and the stage of
uptake procedure. Simply follow the on-screen instructions. As the count progresses, the
screen appears as shown in Figure 7-20. The live spectrum is displayed with time
elapsed at the upper right corner.
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