A radiopharmacy label processor.

Abstract

Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals containing short half-life radionuclides, principally technetium 99m (half-life: 6 h), must be prepared on the day of their use. In central radiopharmacies which supply departments in several hospitals, a large number of sterile injections of short half-life radiopharmaceuticals are prepared and despatched early each morning in as short a time as possible. After preparation, the activity in each dose of radiopharmaceutical is measured and a pair of labels showing all the relevant details of the injection is prepared. One label is fixed to the glass vial and the other to the lead shield into which the vial is placed. A considerable amount of information is required on the labels, namely: the name of the radiopharmaceutical, the route of administration, the activity, the time of measurement of the activity, the volume, the date, the lot number, the expiry time, the department to which the radiopharmaceutical is to be delivered, the name of the radiopharmacy, the word “Radioac...