PETEnergyWindowStabilityChecker

PET Energy Window Stability Checker

instrumental RPH PET scanner state PET QC CSV→JSON URS & FS rule-based PET
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PET Energy-Window Stability Check

Checks the 511-keV photopeak position, energy resolution and configured energy-window parameters.

  • photopeak shift from 511 keV;
  • FWHM energy resolution;
  • window centering and scatter fraction.

Energy window and permitted resolution depend on detector technology and vendor configuration; the profile shall be version-controlled.

input.csv

ScannerID,CheckDate,MeasuredPeakEnergyKeV,EnergyResolutionPercent,LowerLevelDiscriminatorKeV,UpperLevelDiscriminatorKeV,RandomsRateKcps,ScatterFractionPercent
PET-SIEMENS-01,2026-07-22,510.5,11.5,425.0,650.0,15.0,38.0
PET-GE-02,2026-07-22,515.0,12.0,430.0,660.0,18.0,40.0
PET-PHILIPS-03,2026-07-22,505.0,14.5,420.0,640.0,12.0,35.0

URS & FS — user requirements and functional specification

URS — User Requirements Specification

  • The utility shall accept input.csv with the headers defined by the data contract.
  • Before calculation, the utility shall detect missing columns, type errors, empty mandatory values and illogical dates or ranges.
  • The utility shall deterministically perform “PET Energy-Window Stability Check”.
  • Limits and rules shall be loaded from an approved profile or explicitly fixed in the validated version.
  • Each record shall receive a clear final status: PASS, WARNING or FAIL, with the reason.
  • The result shall retain source values, derived values, applied limits and individual check statuses.
  • Invalid input shall not return a successful result. The output supports qualified review under an approved procedure.

FS — Functional Specification

  1. Run PETEnergyWindowStabilityChecker.exe in demonstration mode or with input.csv output.json arguments.
  2. Read UTF-8 CSV and map columns to the data contract.
  3. Convert values to the expected types and validate mandatory fields.
  4. Perform calculations and rule checks for “PET Energy-Window Stability Check”.
  5. Create individual checks and derive the overall status from the worst result.
  6. Write machine-readable output.json; populate errors when a valid calculation cannot be produced.

input.csv example

ScannerID,CheckDate,MeasuredPeakEnergyKeV,EnergyResolutionPercent,LowerLevelDiscriminatorKeV,UpperLevelDiscriminatorKeV,RandomsRateKcps,ScatterFractionPercent
PET-SIEMENS-01,2026-07-22,510.5,11.5,425.0,650.0,15.0,38.0
PET-GE-02,2026-07-22,515.0,12.0,430.0,660.0,18.0,40.0
PET-PHILIPS-03,2026-07-22,505.0,14.5,420.0,640.0,12.0,35.0

Minimum output.json structure

{
  "utility": "PETEnergyWindowStabilityChecker",
  "source": "input.csv",
  "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
  "derivedValues": {},
  "checks": [
    {
      "parameter": "example",
      "value": 0,
      "limit": "configured profile",
      "status": "PASS",
      "message": "criterion satisfied"
    }
  ],
  "errors": []
}

Minimum OQ scenarios

  • A row within the approved profile shall return PASS.
  • A non-critical limit violation shall return WARNING or a review status.
  • A critical violation shall return FAIL or the applicable operational decision.
  • A missing column, invalid type or impossible date shall populate errors and shall not return PASS.

Before operational use

  • Reconcile formulas and limits with manufacturer documentation and the approved SOP.
  • Fix the scanner model, software version and profile version.
  • After an executable, formula or profile change, repeat affected tests.
  • Retain the source CSV and JSON result together.

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