A Patient's Thyroid Is Counted with the Thyroid Probe and Produces

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient's thyroid is counted with the thyroid probe and produces 8000 counts.Then the patient is removed and background is found to be 2000 counts.The (net counts) ± (standard deviation in the net counts) in this patient is

• A)10,000 ± 100 counts.
• B)10,000 ± 77 counts.
• C)6000 ± 77 counts.
• D)6000 ± 100 counts.

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