Strontium-rubidium infusion pump with in-line dosimetry
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1. A strontium-rubidium infusion system comprising:
- (a) means for generating rubidium 82 in a solution which can be infused into a patient;
(b) means for infusing said solution into a patient;
(c) means for measuring the radioactivity present in said solution as it is infused into said patient; and
(d) means for controlling said means for infusing in response to the amount of radioactivity which has been infused into said patient.
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Abstract
The dosimetry system used with a strontium-rubidium infusion system is a very high speed circuit capable of measuring the radioactive dosage infused into a patient in real time. The dosimetry system is capable of receiving very short duration input pulses generated by a photomultiplier tube in response to the presence of radioactivity.
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1. A strontium-rubidium infusion system comprising:
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(a) means for generating rubidium 82 in a solution which can be infused into a patient; (b) means for infusing said solution into a patient; (c) means for measuring the radioactivity present in said solution as it is infused into said patient; and (d) means for controlling said means for infusing in response to the amount of radioactivity which has been infused into said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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