Abstract:
:The administration of radionuclide therapies presents significant radiation protection challenges. The aim of this work was to develop a delivery system for intravenous radioisotope therapies to substantially moderate radiation exposures to staff and operators. A novel device (InfuShield) was designed and tested before being used clinically. The device consists of a shielded enclosure which contains the therapeutic activity and, through the hydraulic action of back-to-back syringes, allows the activity to be administered using a syringe pump external to the enclosure. This enables full access to the pump controls while simultaneously reducing dose to the operator. The system is suitable for use with all commercially available syringe pumps and does not require specific consumables, maximising both the flexibility and economy of the system. Dose rate measurements showed that at key stages in an I mIBG treatment procedure, InfuShield can reduce dose to operators by several orders of magnitude. Tests using typical syringes and infusion speeds show no significant alteration in administered flow rates (maximum of 1.2%). The InfuShield system provides a simple, safe and low cost method of radioisotope administration.
journal_name
Nucl Med Communjournal_title
Nuclear medicine communicationsauthors
Rushforth DP,Pratt BE,Chittenden SJ,Murray IS,Causer L,Grey MJ,Gear JI,Du Y,Flux GDdoi
10.1097/MNM.0000000000000634subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-03-01 00:00:00pages
266-272issue
3eissn
0143-3636issn
1473-5628journal_volume
38pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Positron emission tomography (PET) using F-18 fluoro-3'-deoxy-3-L-fluorothymidine (FLT) offers noninvasive assessment of cell proliferation in vivo. The most important application refers to the evaluation of tumour proliferative activity, representing a key feature of malignancy. Most data to date suggest that FLT is ...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e32832ee93b
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Trastuzumab (T) and anthracycline (A)-based chemotherapy is considered the standard of care in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2+ overexpressing breast cancer, but requires monitoring for known cardiotoxicity using left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) every 3-4 months during treatment. It is n...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000941
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200211000-00011
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198803000-00006
更新日期:1988-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199508000-00009
更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198612000-00007
更新日期:1986-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e32835ae545
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199608000-00009
更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198710000-00011
更新日期:1987-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e328330addf
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200206000-00007
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e328360d8ec
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198906000-00011
更新日期:1989-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199109000-00005
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200307000-00011
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e3280bad8b6
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000232
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199311000-00007
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200003000-00012
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000301
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199808000-00006
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001080
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Respiratory complications are common after arthroplasty, with pulmonary thromboembolic disease (PTE) and fat emboli being the most serious. A scintigraphic study was designed to assess the occurrence of both diseases. A prospective tomographic study of perfusion was performed within 24 h of arthroplasty. D...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200111000-00011
更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199606000-00010
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200009000-00002
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001164
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200302000-00008
更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199102000-00005
更新日期:1991-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Impaired cardiac fatty acid uptake, assessed by the radiolabelled fatty acid analogue beta-methyl-p-iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid (I-123-BMIPP), is observed in the myocardium following acute ischaemic events, but the long-term prognostic implication has not been established. This study aimed to determine the prognosti...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/00006231-200010000-00003
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00