title: An automated radiopharmaceutical dispenser.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: PET Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Plascjak
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Divel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Der
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Eckelman
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose