Optimization of internal monitoring methodology of 18F in the form of 18FDG at the CRCN-NE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

The work aims to optimize and improve the efficiency of the internal monitoring technique developed at Centro Regional de Ciencias Nucleares do Nordeste for F-18 in form of F-18DG radiopharmaceuticals. It was performed two assays for the methodology developed. The first was performed in a makeshift room, while the second was performed in a room with walls reinforced with concrete. The detection system was a NaI (Tl) 3x 3scintillation detector, coupled with the software Genie 2000. In order to obtain the calibration factor, a brain phantom containing 22Na liquid source was measured. The interpretation of the bioassay data was performed using the biokinetic models provided by the ICRP 53 and edited by software AIDE-version 6, which gives the fraction of activity retained in the organs as a function of time. The sensitivities of detection were similar, resulting in a minimum detectable dose below 1 mSv, as recommended by the IAEA. (author)