Integrated Strontium-Rubidium radioisotope infusion systems

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, 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.