Published January 16, 1979 | Version v1
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Automatic apparatus for dispensing radiodiagnostic agents and method therefor

Creators

Description

There is described an easily operated apparatus and method for automatically (1) measuring the activity of a radioactive technetium solution and (2) diluting a calculated volume of the radioactive solution with a calculated volume of saline solution to yield a resultant radioactive technetium solution having a preselected volume and dose concentration. Another object of this invention is to provide an apparatus and method for automatically dispensing technetium which ensures uniformity of patient doses and minimizes radiation exposure to occupational workers

Availability note (English)

Available from Commissioner of Patents, Ottawa-Hull, Canada K1A 0E1.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
66 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. A61K 43/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. A61K 43/00.
Patent number
CA patent document 1046652/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
10461452
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
AUTOMATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPE GENERATORS; TECHNETIUM 99
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES