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Noise-equivalent counts NEC

NEC = 3.556e+4 cps

NEC=T2T+S+kR\mathrm{NEC}=\frac{T^2}{T+S+k R}

NEC = T² / (T + S + 2R) (or k=1 for a delayed window). The figure of merit for PET count-rate.

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