Maximum recommended dose (MBq/kg) | ||||
PET scanner model | Dead-time correction factor (dead-time %) | Prompt CR (kcps) | Phantom-scan–predicted | Patient-scan–revised |
Discovery 690 (GE Healthcare) | 1.5 (33%) | 5,000 | 11.4 | 9 |
Discovery 600 (GE Healthcare) | 2.1 (52%) | 4,000 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
Scintron 3D (Medical Imaging Electronics) | 1.6 (38%) | 1,500 | 2.7 | 6 |
Gemini/Ingenuity TF (Philips Healthcare) | TBD | 2,000? | 4.6 | ? |
TBD = to be determined.