Integrated Strontium-Rubidium radioisotope infusion systems
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1. A method of building an infusion system to deliver a rubidium radioactive eluate comprising:
- installing on a cart a first shielding compartment having a first opening, a second shielding compartment having a second opening, and a shielded well, wherein;
the first opening is configured for a strontium-rubidium radioisotope generator to be inserted into and removed from the first shielding compartment,the second opening is configured for a waste bottle to be inserted into and removed from the second shielding compartment, andthe shielded well is configured to receive an eluate reservoir, the eluate reservoir being configured to receive a sample of the rubidium radioactive eluate;
configuring a computer for the infusion system to;
collect the sample of the rubidium radioactive eluate in the eluate reservoir by pumping saline from a saline reservoir into the strontium-rubidium radioisotope generator via a saline tubing line thereby generating the rubidium radioactive eluate that is discharged through an eluate tubing line,determine a strontium breakthrough test result on the sample of the rubidium radioactive eluate collected in the eluate reservoir in the shielded well on-board the cart while the eluate reservoir remains in the shielded well on-board the cart,not allow a patient infusion if the strontium breakthrough test result is greater than or equal to an allowed limit,track a volume of saline in the saline reservoir,not allow a patient infusion if the volume of saline in the saline reservoir is below a predetermined saline threshold,track a volume of a waste in the waste bottle, andnot allow a patient infusion if the volume of waste in the waste bottle is above a predetermined waste threshold.
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Abstract
Methods for setting up, maintaining and operating a radiopharmaceutical infusion system, that includes a radioisotope generator, are facilitated by a computer of the system. The computer may include pre-programmed instructions and a computer interface, for interaction with a user of the system, for example, in order to track contained volumes of eluant and/or eluate, and/or to track time from completion of an elution performed by the system, and/or to calculate one or more system and/or injection parameters for quality control, and/or to perform purges of the system, and/or to facilitate diagnostic imaging.
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1. A method of building an infusion system to deliver a rubidium radioactive eluate comprising:
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installing on a cart a first shielding compartment having a first opening, a second shielding compartment having a second opening, and a shielded well, wherein; the first opening is configured for a strontium-rubidium radioisotope generator to be inserted into and removed from the first shielding compartment, the second opening is configured for a waste bottle to be inserted into and removed from the second shielding compartment, and the shielded well is configured to receive an eluate reservoir, the eluate reservoir being configured to receive a sample of the rubidium radioactive eluate; configuring a computer for the infusion system to; collect the sample of the rubidium radioactive eluate in the eluate reservoir by pumping saline from a saline reservoir into the strontium-rubidium radioisotope generator via a saline tubing line thereby generating the rubidium radioactive eluate that is discharged through an eluate tubing line, determine a strontium breakthrough test result on the sample of the rubidium radioactive eluate collected in the eluate reservoir in the shielded well on-board the cart while the eluate reservoir remains in the shielded well on-board the cart, not allow a patient infusion if the strontium breakthrough test result is greater than or equal to an allowed limit, track a volume of saline in the saline reservoir, not allow a patient infusion if the volume of saline in the saline reservoir is below a predetermined saline threshold, track a volume of a waste in the waste bottle, and not allow a patient infusion if the volume of waste in the waste bottle is above a predetermined waste threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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