Device and cassette for performing a plurality of synthesis processes of preparing a radiopharmaceutical in series

Abstract

A method of performing a plurality of synthesis processes of preparing a radiopharmaceutical in series, which method includes carrying out a first synthesis run comprising the steps of: a) providing water containing 18F; b) trapping the 18F from the water provided in step a) on an anion exchange material; c) eluting the trapped 18F from the anion exchange material to a reaction vessel of first radiopharmaceutical synthesis cassette; d) preparing a radiopharmaceutical incorporating the eluted 18F using the first radiopharmaceutical synthesis cassette; where steps a)-d) are repeated in at least one subsequent run using another radiopharmaceutical synthesis cassette; and where the method includes a reconditioning step of treating the anion exchange material with water between two consecutive runs. Other aspects of the invention relate to a device for performing this method, and a cassette for use in the device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.