CRC-Ultra Beta Detector Owner's Manual - 9250-0121 Rev E

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section below). If the test fails, it will be necessary to perform an Auto Calibration (reference
CHAPTER 8:BETA DETECTOR TESTS; SECTION:AUTO CALIBRATION).

ENTER TEST SOURCE
(Reference CHAPTER 5:BETA DETECTOR INITIALIZATION; SECTION:TEST SOURCE
DATA)

The Test Source must be entered from the Beta Setup Menu. To access this menu, press

HOME

to get to the Beta Measurement screen.

Press MENU . The Beta Main Menu will appear.

β

1. Auto Cal
2. Setup
3. Test

ABC

Select SETUP by pressing 2 . Input the password (last 3-digits of the readout serial

number) and press ENTER . The Setup Menu will appear.

SETUP β
1. Test Source
2. Limits
3. Efficiency
4. User Keys
5. Detector

-

Select TEST SOURCE by pressing 1 . If a Test Source has been previously input, the
data for the source will be displayed for verification.

WXY

If the displayed data is correct, press 9 for YES. The Setup Menu will re-appear.

MNO

If the displayed data is not correct, press 6 for NO.

Input the serial number of the Test Source and press ENTER. Input the Calibration Day and
press ENTER. Input the Calibration Activity and press ENTER.

The system will display the entered data. Verify the data and confirm with YES. To correct
any errors, press NO.

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Press HOME to return to the Beta Measurement screen.

EFFICIENCY
(Reference CHAPTER 5:BETA DETECTOR INITIALIZATION; SECTION:EFFICIENCY
DATA)

In order to get an activity reading, it is necessary to measure Efficiency for the nuclides that
will be used. Obtain a Standard Source for each nuclide and measure the Efficiency in the
container (syringe or vial) you normally measure the isotope in. If the isotope is measured in
another container, a Correction Factor will have to be inserted. (Reference CHAPTER
5:BETA DETECTOR INITIALIZATION; SECTION:EFFICIENCY DATA)

Measure Efficiencies
Note: Before measuring efficiencies, the unit must be in Beta Detector mode.

From the Beta Measurement screen, press . The Beta Main Menu will appear.

β

1. Auto Cal
2. Setup
3. Test

ABC

Select SETUP by pressing 2 . Input the password (last 3-digits of the readout serial

number) and press ENTER . The Setup Menu will appear.

SETUP β
1. Test Source
2. Limits
3. Efficiency
4. User Keys
5. Detector

DEF

Press 3 to select EFFICIENCY. The Beta Efficiency Menu will appear.

β
1. Activity Data
2. Impurity Data

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- to select ACTIVITY DATA. The Choose Nuclide screen will appear.

Press 1 CHOOSE NUCLIDE

Press NUCL or
Pre-set nuclide key
or User key

Select the Isotope to measure via the keypad and press ENTER.

PRS PRS TUV WXY
9
Example: Sr89 Press NUCL . Press 7 7 8

Press ENTER .

The Select Distance Menu will appear.

β

1. 10 cm
2. 20 cm

Select the appropriate distance. The entered nuclide will be displayed. Confirm the entry with
YES. If there is already Efficiency data for the selected isotope in the system, the values will
be displayed.

Press NO to re-measure the Efficiency. The Efficiency Entry Method Menu will appear.

β
1. Input Eff
2. Measure Eff

ABC

Press 2 to select MEASURE EFF.

Input the Calibration Date and press ENTER. Input the Calibration Time and press ENTER.
Input the Calibration Activity and press ENTER.

The system will display the entered data. Verify the data and confirm with YES. To correct
any errors, press NO.

Place the source in the appropriate holder and press any key (except HOME) to continue.

Press BETA to start the measurement.

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After the measurement, the Channel selection screen will appear.

Y selects channels
 CH1 CH4

CH2 CH5

CH3 CH6
ENTER when finished

The channels that will be used to calculate activity must be selected. Select the Channels
that correspond with the main energy peak(s) of the isotope.

Channel Energy Range in keV

1 15 to 100
2 100 to 200
3 200 to 400
4 400 to 660
5 660 to 800
6 > 800

Use the UP () and DOWN () arrows to move the pointer (right arrow ) so that it points
to the channel to be selected (or de-selected) and then press the Y key.

Press ENTER after all the desired channels are selected. The Container Selection Menu will
appear.

CONTAINER β

1. Reference
2. Syringe
3. Vial

Select the container that the efficiency is being input for. The system will ask if you use a
different container other than the one entered. Press NO. If you use a different container,
reference CHAPTER 5:BETA DETECTOR INITIALIZATION; SECTION:EFFICIENCY DATA.

The new Efficiency and Channels will be displayed. Press YES to confirm.

The system will display the Container Type Correction Factors. Press YES to confirm.

Press HOME to return to the Beta Measurement screen.

SELECTING A NUCLIDE FOR MEASUREMENT
You can select a nuclide in three different ways:

1. PRE-SET NUCLIDE KEYS: The Beta Detector has 8 pre-defined nuclide keys.
Each key is labeled to indicate the corresponding nuclide as shown below.

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Note: These keys are only valid for Beta Measurements when Efficiency Data
have been measured or input.

F Ga76 In111 Tc99m I123 I131 Xe133 Tl201

18 C11 N13 O15 U6 U7 U8 U9

Example: To measure Tc99m, place the sample in the well and press

Tc99m

O15 . The activity for Tc99m is automatically displayed.

2. USER DEFINED KEYS: The Beta Detector has 5 user defined keys. Nuclides
can be assigned to these keys.

Note: Before using one of these keys, a nuclide must be assigned to the key.
(Reference CHAPTER 5:BETA DETECTOR INITIALIZATION;
SECTION:USER KEY ASSIGNMENT)

U1 U2 U3 U4 U5

Example: If the assignment for U1 is Co57, place the sample in the well and

press U1 . The activity for Co57 is automatically displayed.

3. NUCLIDE KEY: The Nuclide Key allows a nuclide to be selected from the list of
nuclides that have been stored in the memory. Simply press the NUCL key and
use the alphanumeric (number/letter) keys to specify the nuclide. After inputting
the values, press the ENTER key.

Example: To measure Sr89, place the sample in the well and press NUCL .

PRS PRS TUV WXY

Press 7 7 8 9 . Press ENTER .

MEASURING NUCLIDE ACTIVITY
To perform an activity measurement, place the sample with the appropriate holder in the
counter after specifying the nuclide.

Input the counting period via the numeric keypad and press ENTER. Press BETA to start
counting. Pressing BETA again will terminate the measurement, if so desired.

When the measurement has been completed, a record of the measurement can be printed
by pressing ENTER (PRINT) when the Counting Results Screen or Bar Graph Results

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Screen is displayed. If the Bar Graph Results Screen is displayed, the Bar Graph will also be
printed.

MEASUREMENT WITHOUT NUCLIDE SELECTION
The CRC®-Ultra allows measurement without a nuclide selected. The system then calculates
and displays the results in cpm (or cps) for all the channels.

Press CAL# (COUNTING RATE). No nuclide name is displayed.

Place the sample in the counter and input the counting time via the numeric keypad and
press ENTER. Press BETA to start counting. Pressing BETA again will stop the
measurement, if so desired.

FUTURE ACTIVITY
The CRC®-Ultra has a special feature that allows you to automatically determine the activity
of a sample at some point in the future.

Note: This feature is only available when a nuclide is specified because the half-life of the
nuclide must be known.

From the measurement results screen, press TIME .

The time/date entry format is hhmm/DD/MM/YY where:
• hh= hours (24 hour format) (1 or 2 digit)
• mm = minutes (2 digit)
• DD = day (2 digit)
• MM = month (2 digit)
• YY = year (2 digit)

Input the new time and date and press ENTER . The “FUTURE” activity is displayed.

Press HOME to exit Future Time and return to the Beta Measurement screen.

For Technical Assistance, contact
Capintec’s only Authorized Service Center at (800) ASK-4CRC.

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INDEX

A Counting Rate Mode, 9-6
Acceptance Testing, 4-3, 7-1
Activity Data D
Description
Efficiency, 5-16
Activity Mode, 9-6 Functional, 2-2
adjustments, 1-2 Technical, 2-5
Alphanumeric Data Detector Setup, 5-2
Device List (Diagnostics), 6-2
entering, 3-4 Diagnostics, 6-1
ARROW Keys, 3-4 Beta Data, 6-4
Auto Calibration, 8-5 Device List, 6-2
Menu, 6-2
Failure, 8-8 Disinfecting, 10-2
Method, 8-9 Instructions, 10-2
Report, 8-8 DISPLAY key, 3-3, 9-10
disposal, 10-3
B Distance Selection, 9-7
Background, 8-1
E
Limits, 5-11, 8-4 Efficiency
Bar graph
Activity Data, 5-16
shading, 9-11 Distance Menu, 5-17
Basic Measurement Procedure, 9-5 Entry Method Menu, 5-17
Beta Data (Diagnostics), 6-4 Input, 5-18
Beta Detector Measuring, 5-21
Menu, 5-16
Initialization, 5-1 Efficiency Data, 5-15
Menu, 5-3 Electromagnetic Interference, 1-2
Tests, 8-1 EMI, 1-2
BETA key, 2-3, 3-2, 9-5, 9-8 energy calibration, 8-7
Beta Main Menu, 5-2, 8-5 ENTER key, 3-3
Beta Setup Menu, 5-2 Environment Requirements, 4-2
Beta Test, 7-1
BKG key, 3-3 F
fc, 5-24, 5-27
C FORM key, 3-3, 9-7, 9-10
CAL# key, 3-2, 9-6 fp, 5-24, 5-26
Calibration Factor, 5-4 Functional Description, 2-2
CE key, 3-3
CHAMBER key, 3-2 H
Chamber Main Menu, 6-1 HOME key, 3-3, 9-5
Ci / Bq HV

key, 3-4 resetting, 5-5
Cleaning, 10-1, 10-2
I
Instructions, 10-2 Impurity
Contamination Test, 7-2
Counting Period

Inputting, 9-7
COUNTING RATE key, 3-2

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%EFF, 5-24 N
Channel(s), 5-24, 5-28 Negative numbers, 9-11
Data, 5-24 Net counts, 9-11
Efficiency, 5-27 NUCL key, 3-2
Limit, 5-12 Nuclide keys, 3-2
Input Efficiency, 5-18 Nuclides
Installation, 4-1
Intended Use, 2-1 adding, 4-3
NUM/GRAPH key, 3-3
K Number / Letter keys, 3-3
Keyboard, 3-1 Numeric Data

L entering, 3-4
Labels
O
Caution, 1-2 Operational Setup, General, 4-3
Shipping, 10-6 Operational Summary, 4-4
Warning, 1-2 Operator
Limits, 5-10
Background, 5-11 Profile, 2-1
Impurity, 5-12 Training, 2-2
Menu, 5-10 Overall Calibration Factor, 5-4
Precision, 5-13
range, 5-10 P
LOC key, 3-3 Performance, 2-6
Precision Limit, 5-13
M Preliminary Procedures, 2-5
maintenance, 10-1 Preventative Maintenance, 10-2
Measurement
Quality Assurance Tests, 10-2
Activity at a Different Time, 9-12 PRINT key, 3-3
Bar Graph, 9-10 Profile
Impurity
Operator, 2-1
Display, 9-9 Program Flow, 2-3
Performing, 9-8
Measurement Q
Printing, 9-11 Quality Assurance Tests, 7-1, 10-2
Measuring Efficiency, 5-21
Menu R
Beta Detector, 5-3 recalibration, 1-3
Beta Setup, 5-2 Receiving Condition Examination, 4-1
Beta, Main, 5-2, 8-5 Regulatory Listings, 2-6
Chamber Main, 6-1 Related Products, 10-5
Diagnostics, 6-2 Report
Efficiency, 5-16
Efficiency Distance, 5-17 Auto Cal, 8-8
Efficiency Entry Method, 5-17 Test, 8-12
Limits, 5-10 Requirements
Selections, 3-5 Environment, 4-2
MENU key, 2-4, 3-3 Resetting HV, 5-5

i-2 S
Safety, 1-1

Tips, 1-3

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Sample Container Type Selection, 9-7 Entering Calibration Date, 5-8
Serial Number Serial Number, 5-8
Test Source Data, 5-6
entering, 5-3 Testing, 7-1
Servicing, 10-4 Acceptance, 4-3, 7-1
Setup Contamination, 7-2
Quality Assurance, 7-1
General Operational, 4-3 TIME key, 3-3, 9-12
Shading of bar graphs, 9-11 Training
Shipping, 10-6 Operator, 2-2
START/STOP key Troubleshooting, 10-4

Beta, 3-2 U
Symbol Definitions, 1-1 Unpacking, 4-1
Syringe Holders, 9-1, 9-2 User Key Assignment, 4-3, 5-29
System Setup, 4-1 User keys, 3-2

T V
Table Vial Holders, 9-1, 9-2
Voltage
Level Limits, 5-10
Limits High, 1-2

default, 5-10 Y
Technical Description, 2-5 Yes or No, 3-5
Test, 8-9

Report, 7-1, 8-12
Test Source, 4-3

Entering Calibration Activity, 5-9

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