Systems, methods and apparatus for manufacturing radioisotopes
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsTomas Eriksson, Per Dahlberg, Simon Kinloch, Magnus Wallen, Jonas Ove Norling, Martin Orbe
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Abstract
A standalone radiopharmaceutical preparation hotcell for preparing a radiopharmaceutical includes a housing and a plurality of compartments defined within the housing. The plurality of compartments including at least a pharmaceutical synthesizing and dispensing compartment and a different second compartment, the synthesizing and dispensing compartment being maintained at a first pressure and the second compartment being maintained at a different second pressure using a compartment pressurization system.
Claims20
A standalone radiopharmaceutical preparation hotcell for preparing a radiopharmaceutical, said hotcell comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of compartments defined within the housing, the plurality of compartments including at least a pharmaceutical synthesizing and dispensing compartment and a different second compartment;
- and
- a compartment pressurization system configured to maintain the synthesizing and dispensing compartment at a first pressure and maintain the second compartment a different second pressure.
A radio pharmaceutical manufacturing system comprising:
- an integrated hotcell including a first compartment and a second compartment;
- a compartment pressurization system configured to pressurize the first and second compartments, and
- a controller coupled to the integrated hotcell and the compartment pressurization system, the controller configured to receive a predetermined operational pressure for each of the first and second compartments and operate the compartment pressurization system to maintain an operational pressure within the of the first and second compartments at the predetermined operational pressures.
A method of preparing a radiopharmaceutical using a standalone radiopharmaceutical preparation apparatus, said method comprising:
- receiving a batch of radioactive water into a first pressurized compartment within the apparatus;
- utilizing a synthesizer within the first pressurized compartment to prepare a batch of radiopharmaceutical;
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- subdividing the batch of radiopharmaceutical into individual doses using a dispensing unit installed within the first pressurized compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.