An automated radiopharmaceutical dispenser.
An automated radiopharmaceutical dispenser, that offers several advantages over manual procedures, has been developed. It employs a personal computer interfaced to a precision syringe drive module, a dose calibrator, and a printer. The operating program provides menu-selection operation and documentation of procedures and individual doses delivered. All materials in contact with the radiopharmaceutical are sterile and disposable. A novel transport safe is employed to further reduce radiation exposure.
Plascjak
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PET Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Kim
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Meyer
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Divel
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Der
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Eckelman
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D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D011786:Quality Control; D011835:Radiation Protection; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose