An effective technique for the storage of short lived radioactive gaseous waste.

University of Aberdeen, School of Medical Sciences, John Mallard Scottish PET Centre, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK. l.schweiger@abdn.ac.uk

Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine 2011 Sep

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An effective technique is described to deal with volatile, short lived radioactive waste generated as a result of the routinely produced positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceutical 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG). All radioactive gases and aerosols created during the synthesis are collected and stored safely in commercially available TEDLAR gas sampling bags. Once these collected PET by-products decay, the TEDLAR gas bags can be easily emptied and reused. This improved technique is effective, safe, reliable and economical. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Lutz Schweiger. An effective technique for the storage of short lived radioactive gaseous waste. Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine. 2011 Sep;69(9):1185-8