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(F) The number of cycles of a periodic process per unit time. Frequency and wavelength are inversely related. The higher the frequency the smaller the wavelength. The frequency of for example ultrasound is expressed in units of hertz (Hz), where 1 Hz = 1 cycle per second. Usual frequencies in medical imaging are e.g., for ultrasound in the range of 1-20 MHz, for x-rays above 3x1016 Hz and for gamma rays less than 1020 Hz. •
(FWHM) The full width at half maximum is a parameter to characterize the width of a peak on a graph. In nuclear medicine, the FWHM is used to determinate the energy resolution of gamma camera systems. •
(FWTM) The width of a Gaussian or Lorentzian type curve at the tenth of its maximum height (full width at half maximum (FWHM)) and a quality measure of the sharpness of a peak (frequency peak, resolution peak) used less frequently than the FWHM measure.
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