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If the Standard has not been measured “today”, the Standard Measurement procedure will
be performed and then the uptake procedure will be entered. Press HOME when the
Measure Neck Screen appears if it is not time for an uptake.
If the Standard has been measured “today”, the TU uptake measurement procedure will be
entered.
UPTAKE MEASUREMENT
When it is time to perform the uptake, select the patient from the patient list.
If the selected Standard has not been measured for the current calendar day, or if the
distance has been changed, the TU Standard measurement procedure will be performed.
When the Standard has been measured with the same distance, measure the neck and thigh
according to the directions in CHAPTER 8: THYROID UPTAKE: GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS.
VIEWING RESULTS
After the neck and thigh have been measured, the Results Screen (Figure 11-14) will appear.
NECK (N) : 3148 cp
THYROID (T:N-B) : 1246 cp
DECAY FACTOR (D) : 0.998 cp
UPTAKE (T/DAS) : 28.8
ENTER INITIALS:
DOSE (A) : 1.
THIGH (B) : 1902 cp
STANDARD (S) : 4328 cpm
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Figure 11-14
Input your initials and press ENTER. The Graphics Screen (
Figure 11-15) will appear.
November 07 THYROID UPTAKE: STANDARD CAPSULE METHOD 11-9