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Study on Optimized Dispensing of F-18 FDG Auto Dispenser

F-18 FDG 자동분주기의 분주 최적화에 관한 연구

  • Ji, Bong-Geun (Department of Radiological Science, Kaya University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Hun (Department of Radiological Science, Kaya University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Eon (Department of Radiological Science, Kaya University) ;
  • Kim, Won-Tae (Department of Radiological Science, Kaya University) ;
  • Ji, Tae-Jeong (Department of Radiological Science, Kaya University)
  • 지봉근 (가야대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 이상훈 (가야대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 김종언 (가야대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 김원태 (가야대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 지태정 (가야대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2016.07.25
  • Accepted : 2016.09.10
  • Published : 2016.09.30

Abstract

This is a study on the optimized dispensing of the auto dispenser used for the purpose of reducing the exposure dose and accurate radiation dose of radioisotope with regard to the PET/CT practitioners. The research method was to find the optimized dispensing method through evaluating the results according to the syringe type, dispensing rate, and vial pressure and through the application of corrected values. As a result of this study, 9.38 mCi has been dispensed on average in the case of 5 ml syringe, and the reproducibility close to 10 mCi was shown at the dispense of 9.55 mCi in the case of 3 ml syringe. In the evaluation according to the dispensing rate, the quantity of radioisotope close to 10 mCi was dispensed at the rate of 5 mm/min when the measurement was carried out by increasing the rate by 5 mm/min units in the order of 5, 10, 15 and 20 mm/min. In the evaluation result according to the vial pressure before/after the use of Needle filter, it was measured to be 9.53 mCi before use and 9.84 mCi after use confirming that the dispensing after using Needle filter showed the optimal value. In addition, in the evaluation of radioactivity before/after the application of corrected values according to the increase in dispense frequency, it was measured 9.53 mCi before correction and 10.07 mCi after correction confirming that the value with correction applied was closer to the quantitative value. Thus, a good optimized method was confirmed to use a 3 ml syringe with dispensing rate of 5 mm/min, to use a Needle filter at dispensing, and to set the corrected value of [$y=0.097{\times}x$] according to the dispensing frequency of equipment.

본 연구는 PET/CT 종사자의 피폭선량 감소 및 방사성의약품의 정확한 방사능량 투여를 목적으로 사용 중인 자동분주기의 분주 최적화에 관한 연구이다. 연구방법은 주사기 종류 및 분주 속도, Vial 압력에 따른 평가 결과를 통해 분주 횟수에 따른 오차 값을 알아보고 보정 값을 적용하여 최적화된 분주방법을 찾고자 하였다. 연구결과 5 ml 주사기에서는 평균 9.38 mCi가 분주되었고, 3 ml에서는 9.55 mCi가 분주되어 3 ml 주사기에서 10 mCi에 근접한 재현성을 보였다. 분주 속도에 따른 평가에서는 속도를 5, 10, 15, 20 mm/min 으로 증가시켜 10회씩 측정한 결과, 5 mm/min의 속도에서 10 mCi 정량에 가까운 방사성의약품이 분주되었다. Needle필터 사용 전/후 Vial 압력에 따른 평가 결과에서는 3 ml 주사기의 경우 사용 전 9.53 mCi, 사용 후 9.84 mCi로 측정되어 Needle필터를 사용한 후 분주하는 것이 최적화된 값으로 확인되었다. 또한 분주 횟수 증가에 따른 보정 값 적용 전/후 방사능 평가에서는 보정 전 9.53 mCi, 보정 후 10.07 mCi로 측정되어 보정 값을 적용한 실험에서 정량 값에 가까운 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서, 방사성의약품 분주 시 최적화된 분주방법은 주사기는 3 ml를 사용하고, 분주 속도는 5 mm/min로 설정하며 분주 시 Needle필터를 사용하고, 장비의 분주 횟수(x)에 따른 보정 값은 [$y=0.097{\times}x$]로 설정하는 것이 좋은 것으로 확인되었다.

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