Delivery methods, systems and components for use with radiopharmaceutical substances

A method of using a powered injector system to inject a radiopharmaceutical into a body comprising the steps of:

• attaching an extending adapter to the front end of the powered injector;
• the adapter including an injector attachment to place the adapter in operative connection with the powered injector, the adapter also including a syringe attachment to attach a syringe to the adapter to place the syringe in operative connection with the powered injector;
• extending the adapter into a radiation shield.

The combination of a radiation dose calibrator and an adapter for use with a powered injector to attach a syringe to the powered injector comprising:

• an injector attachment member to attach the adapter to a powered injector and a syringe attachment member spaced from the injector attachment member by a sufficient distance to position a syringe attached to the syringe attachment member within the radiation dose calibrator.

A shield for use with a radiopharmaceutical, the shield including a housing that is impenetrable by radioactive energy from the radiopharmaceutical, the shield also including at least one opening in the housing through which an article containing the radiopharmaceutical and positioned within the housing can be viewed, the opening being in visual alignment with a reflective surface in which a viewer can view a reflection of the article, the opening being positioned within the housing such that there is no direct line between the viewer and the article that is not shielded by a portion of the housing.

A method of injecting a radiopharmaceutical into a body including the steps of:

• positioning a pressurizing device containing a first volume of the radiopharmaceutical within a dose calibrating unit adapted to measure the level of radioactivity of the radiopharmaceutical;
• injecting a second volume of the radiopharmaceutical, the second volume being determined through measurement by the dose calibrating unit to provide a desired level of radioactivity.