Rubidium-82 is a generator produced isotope from the decay of strontium-82

Rubidium-82 is a generator produced isotope from the decay of strontium-82

• Rubidium-82 is a generator produced isotope from the decay of strontium-82

• Rb-82 has T ½ of 75 seconds

• Potassium analogue, good uptake in Cardiac muscle, with images possible from 2 minutes.

• Short half life means the patient can be repeated with a stress scan after 10 minutes.

39-43 cardiac scans per week

• 39-43 cardiac scans per week

• 32 FDG

• -28 Oncology

• - 4 other

• (cardiac viability, infection imaging, Brain imaging)

• Paediatric Imaging

2 Stressors - either Nurse, Technician or Doctor

• 2 Stressors - either Nurse, Technician or Doctor

• alternate patients

• 2/3 Technicians

• Computer
• Camera set up
• Patient prep

• 1 Technician QC

Generator sits inside a shielded container in the cart

• Generator sits inside a shielded container in the cart

• Automatic infusion system

• Positron detector

• Control Panel

Space at the PET side of the camera for the cart.

• Space at the PET side of the camera for the cart.

• Socket

• Space for gloves, admin sets, wipes, saline

• Stress infusion pump

• Clear exit route

12 lead ECG with remote monitoring

• 12 lead ECG with remote monitoring

• Integrated BP monitoring

• CCTV

• Timers

• Intercom

• Emergency equipment

• Oxygen

Explain procedure

• Explain procedure

• Check preparation instructions have been followed

• Identify any concerns

• Attach ECG

• Cannula (18G)

Remove the cannula

• Remove the cannula

• Space for the patient to get dressed

• Final check that the Patient feeling well.

Images are acquired in list mode

• Images are acquired in list mode

• A static reconstruction is made during imaging from 3-4min.

• Adjust the registration between the PET data and the CT data

• Reconstruction of Static, Gated and dynamic data sets

42 days post calibration date or

• 42 days post calibration date or

• A total volume of 17Litres has passed through the generator column

• An elute Sr-82 level of 0.01µCi /mCi of Rb-82 or

• An elute Sr-85 level of 0.1µCi /mCi of Rb-82.

• Alert Limit

• 14 litres of elution volume has passed over the column or

• Sr-82 level reaches 0.002µCi per mCi of Rb-82 or

• Sr-85 level reaches 0.02µCi per mCi of Rb-82

Generator change Day

• Generator change Day

• Waste

• Return of the Generators – CAA approved training

Thank you

• Thank you