بیولوژی کاربردی (Mar 2020)
Design and Manufacture of Automatic Vial Filling Machine and Radiopharmaceutical transmission at Hot Lab Imaging Center
Abstract
Introduction:The purposes of design and Manufacturing of this device are providing an automation prototype system for radiopharmaceuticals preparing and transferring, increasing the safety and staff radiation protection, increasing the work accuracy, using the most standard parts, reducing the number of parts and providing the design principles of production and assembly. Material and methods: Library research method and technical experiments were used to collect information. The proposed design is a theoretical-practical plan, and according to the existing systems of radiopharmaceutical generators is presented, this design was evaluated theoretically by providing the technical drawings at the first, then its mechanical sections were designed and the prototype was made. Results: According to direct relationship between low-dose radiation over long periods and the possible effects of radiation, especially cancer, and also the current trend of using radiopharmaceuticals in medical centers may increase the risks of radiation, the findings show that the use of this system in imaging centers will significantly reduce these risks. Conclusion: The design and construction of an intelligent device prototype was conducted for preparing and transferring radiopharmaceuticals in the hot lab section of medical imaging centers next to the Tc-Mo generator in order to mechanize the process of placing the vials on the generator and then removing the vials containing Tc99m and moving them. This system will significantly prevent unwanted radiation when milking.
