A new mobile self-dispensing and administering system for 18 F-FDG: evaluation of operator dose reduction
Purpose: Recently new mobile systems for dispensing positron emitters have been produced, designed
to guarantee dispensing cycles in an aseptic environment. The aim of the present work was to assess
the advantage of one of these systems in radiation protection of operators in clinical settings.
Methods: Recently, in our centre the new self-dispensing system named KARL 100 by Tema Sinergie was
adopted for 18 F-FDG radiopharmaceuticals. The system is associated with an automatic Rad-inject
infuser. The system that was previously used was a fixed isolator NMC DSI (Tema Sinergie), equipped
with a μ DDS-An activity fractioning system, together with a pneumatic post for the syringe
delivery. The dosimetric evaluations on both systems were carried out through environmental
measurements with an ionisation chamber and with the use of personal dosimeters. Results: The
operations of preparation and administration of 18 F-FDG dose to...
Source: Journal of Radiological Protection - Category: Physics Authors: Alice Ferretti, Arianna Massaro, Stella Gusella, Lucia Rampin, Anna Margherita Maffione, Sotirios Chondrogiannis, Maria Cristina Marzola, Gaia Grassetto, Roberto Delgado-Bolton, Domenico Rubello and Marcello Gava Source Type: research
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