Time reducing exposure containing 18 fluorine flourodeoxyglucose master vial dispensing in hot lab: Omega technique.
Hot lab dispensing of large doses of 18 fluorine fluorodeoxyglucose in master vials supplied from the cyclotrons requires high degrees of skill to handle high doses. Presently practiced conventional method of fractionating from the inverted tiltable vial pig mounted on a metal frame has its own limitations such as increasing isotope handling times and exposure to the technologist. Innovative technique devised markedly improves the fractionating efficiency along with speed, precision, and reduced dose exposure.
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Omega Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Vatturi Venkata Satya Prabhakar
VV
Rao
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Omega Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Ranadheer
R
Manthri
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Omega Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Pottumuthu
P
Hemalatha
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Omega Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Vuyyuru Navin
VN
Kumar
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Omega Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Mohammad
M
Azhar
Lead pot radiation exposure; master vial; radiation protection; tungsten vial pig