QC for the Dose Calibrator

Constancy Lab

During the semester you are to measure 137Cs, 99mTc, 111In, and 123I in the Cesium window and record your data. You should have at least ten data over a 3 month period. Determine if your measured activity falls within the acceptable limits.

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Accuracy Lab

There are four sealed sources available in the lab for this test. You are to take 3 of those sources, measure them, document the reading and calculate the percent error.

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Linearity

There are two ways that you can accomplish this procedure. 1) Decay the activity over time or 2) Use a Calicheck tubes and complete your lab in a very short time. You will do the Calicheck method and you must complete this lab twice in order to determine the percent error.

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Geometric Variation

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