Methods and systems for integrated radiopharmaceutical generation, preparation, transportation and administration
First Claim
1. A hazardous fluid handling system comprising:
- a pump;
a pump control device electronically linked to the pump;
a user interface wirelessly coupled to the pump control device;
a radiation shielded internal chamber disposed within a housing and configured to hold a container having a radioactive fluid contained therein and having a known internal geometry;
at least two radioactivity detectors positioned within the shielded internal chamber in operational proximity to the radioactive fluid in the container; and
a dosimeter control device electronically coupled to each of the at least two radioactivity detectors,wherein the dosimeter control device is operational for determining information on a fill volume of the radioactive fluid in the container based on individual measurements received from the at least two radioactivity detectors, andwherein the dosimeter control device is configured to use the individual measurements received from the at least two radioactivity detectors for determining error information comprising at least one of a presence of bubbles in the container and a presence of spills or leaks of the radioactive fluid from the container.
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Abstract
An integrated radiopharmaceutical patient treatment system is disclosed including a patient support platform with an associated patient stimulus apparatus, an imager proximate the patient support platform, a radiopharmaceutical fluid delivery system for infusing a radiopharmaceutical fluid into a patient, a patient monitor to be associated with a patient, and an integrated system controller operably associated with the patient stimulus apparatus, imager, radiopharmaceutical fluid delivery system, and patient monitor to control and coordinate their operations. Within the patient treatment system the radiopharmaceutical fluid delivery system may be included comprising a radionuclide supply module, a radiopharmaceutical processing module, a quality control module, a patient injection module, and a controller. A hazardous fluid handling system including a docking station and a hazardous fluid transport device adapted to detachably dock with the docking station is further disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A hazardous fluid handling system comprising:
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a pump; a pump control device electronically linked to the pump; a user interface wirelessly coupled to the pump control device; a radiation shielded internal chamber disposed within a housing and configured to hold a container having a radioactive fluid contained therein and having a known internal geometry; at least two radioactivity detectors positioned within the shielded internal chamber in operational proximity to the radioactive fluid in the container; and a dosimeter control device electronically coupled to each of the at least two radioactivity detectors, wherein the dosimeter control device is operational for determining information on a fill volume of the radioactive fluid in the container based on individual measurements received from the at least two radioactivity detectors, and wherein the dosimeter control device is configured to use the individual measurements received from the at least two radioactivity detectors for determining error information comprising at least one of a presence of bubbles in the container and a presence of spills or leaks of the radioactive fluid from the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A hazardous fluid handling system comprising:
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a pump; a pump control device electronically linked to the pump; a user interface wirelessly coupled to the pump control device; a radiation shielded internal chamber disposed within a housing and configured to hold a container having a radioactive fluid contained therein and having a known internal geometry; at least one radioactivity detector positioned within the shielded internal chamber in operational proximity to detect radiation emitted by the radioactive fluid in the container; a position sensor; and a dosimeter control device electronically coupled with the at least one radioactivity detector and the position sensor, wherein the dosimeter control device is operational for determining an activity of the radioactive fluid in the container based on measurements received from the at least one radioactivity detector and the position sensor, and wherein the dosimeter control device is configured to use individual measurements received from the at least one radioactivity detector and the position sensor for determining error information comprising at least one of a presence of bubbles in the container and a presence of spills or leaks of the radioactive fluid from the container. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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