Technical Specifications

DETECTORS*/COLLIMATORS

Detector technology

Single crystal,
Digital Non-Anger

Crystal type

NaI(Tl)

Collimator type

Inverse Fanbeam

Intrinsic count rate performance in air

20% Count loss rate of ≥ 200 Kcps (observed) / 200 Kcps (input)
500 Kcps Max.

Field-of-view (rectangular) (cm, in)

25.4 cm x 25.4 cm, 10" x 10"

Useful field-of-view

21.6 cm x 21.6 cm, 8.5" x 8.5"

Intrinsic spatial resolution

3.6 mm

Intrinsic energy resolution

 

9.0% Tc-99m

Matrix

Floating Point
– up to 32k x 32k

Pixel size

0.01mm / element

Lead shielding

To 170 keV

Energy range

80-160 keV

Isotopes imaged

Tc-99m, Tl-201 

*Measurements per NEMA NU-1 2001

ACQUISITION CONTROL

Acquisition system

Integrated

Acquisition user interface

Integrated at camera

Processor

Core 2 Duo

System Speed

≥  2.0 GHz

Operating system

Linux, 2.6 18+

Spectrum analyzers

0.1 keV Resolution

Acquisition matrix

64, 128, 256  

Acquisition resolution

0.01 mm / element

Views

Selectable 60 – 128 Views
100 Views Typical

Tomographic rotation

Rotation range +/- 360.0°
254.0° typical cardiac

Start angle

-75° or -90°

Angular sampling

0.1° – 6.0°, 2.54° typical

Speed of rotation

<1.0 second between views

Orbit radius

17.8 – 33.0 cm

Persistence display

Wall Mounted, 15" LCD
Gray Scale or Color

Acquisition/Processing display

20" LCD 
Gray Scale or Color

Multitasking

Simultaneous acquisition and
processing 

PROCESSING

Applications

SPECT, Gated SPECT

Heart orientation

Cardiocentric, heart at center of rotation

Reconstruction

Resolve™ - Iterative Fanbeam Reconstruction

Reconstruction Time

≤ 5 Seconds -Typical

Quantitative Cardiac Analysis
(*Optional Software)

Emory Cardiac Toolbox™
-or-
Cedars QPS / QGS™
*Cedars BPGS™
(Gated Blood Pool SPECT)

External interfaces

DICOM – per conformance
statement ( Import, Export, Archive)

Hard Copy

Network Postscript, DICOM

PATIENT CHAIR

Type

Upright imaging chair

Arm rest height

Fixed height, minimum above seat

Arm rest configuration

Ergonomic design for patient comfort

Seat height

64 cm to 80 cm, 25" to 32"

Patient Weight Limit

227 kg., 500 lb

ENVIROMENTAL/OPERATION REQUIRMENTS

System total weight

800 lbs

Camera dimensions

Height        183 cm, 72"
Width           56 cm, 22"

Length        180 cm, 71"

Processing workstation (typical,
configurable) with keyboard & 20"
monitor

Depth         56 cm, 22"
Width          90 cm, 35"

Minimum room size

2.5 m x 2.5 m, 8 ft x 8 ft

Power requirements

110/120 VAC, 15A, UPS Provided

Temperature

65° – 75° F

Relative humidity

20 – 80% non-condensing

Heat load

3000 BTUs

Installation considerations

Level, Even Floor