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Worse Case Precision

Example: Scanning Bed Whole Body Counter

The P4 phantom is placed in five positions, shown below:

  • Normal position
  • Diagonally from left to right
  • Diagonally from right to left
  • Extreme left side
  • Extreme right side

Scanning Bed P4 Phantom Positions

This precision of counting will represent the worst possible case. Ideally the ratio of Worst Case Precision to normal precision, where the phantom is re-assembled in slightly different positions, should be small.