Injection of radiopharmaceuticals using automatic injection systems

Czech version

Authors: M. Budinský ^1,2; J. Bártl ³; Z. Řehák ³
Authors‘ workplace: Ústavní lékárna ¹; Ústav aplikované farmacie, Farmaceutická fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, ČR ²; Oddělení nukleární medicíny, Masarykův onkologický ústav, Brno ³
Published in: NuklMed 2024;13:18-24
Category: Original Article

Overview

Introduction: Exposition to radiation is necessarily connected with working at departments of nuclear medicine. The exposure can be influenced by the type of a radiopharmaceutical, its activity and the way of application.

Method: This paper analyses the personal dosimetry of physicians at the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute in Brno and evaluates the influence of instrumental application of radiopharmaceuticals on radiation exposure.

Results: Use of instrumentation for application of radiopharmaceuticals results in reduction of occupational exposure of physicians by more than 90 % in ring and whole-body dosimetry.

Conclusion: Based on our experience with instrumentation at department of nuclear medicine, this principle of radiation protection (RP) has proved to be a very effective tool of RP optimization in application of radiopharmaceuticals. Such optimization of RP reinforces safety elements in relation to the applicating staff, therefore enabling the increase in number of examined patients and increase in availability of nuclear medicine care in relation of patients.

Keywords:

nuclear medicine – application of radiopharmaceutical – automatization – injector

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Nuclear medicine Radiodiagnostics Radiotherapy

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Nuclear Medicine

2024 Issue 2