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P G Vernig

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PubMed2001

Technetium generator log form.

Technetium generators are loaded with molybdenum-99 (99Mo), that has a 66-h half life and decays to technetium-99 m (9mTc). 99Tc with a single 140 keV gamma photon emission and a 6-h half life is an ideal isotope for nuclear medicine imaging. Many nuclear medicine units receive generators and use the 99Tc elution to label a variety of prepared chemical species for the majority of the studies they perform. Other options are receiving bulk 99mTc and doing the same tagging or getting unit doses of already labeled pharmaceuticals. Units using generators must meet requirements spelled out in regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Title 10, CFR, parts 20, 35, and 71 as well as the Department of Transportation, Title 49, CFR, part 173. The form described in this paper was an attempt to get all of the required records for each individual generator on a single sheet of paper.

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PubMed2001

Nuclear medicine survey recommendations for a changing regulatory environment.

The revision of 10 CFR 35 approved on 23 September 2000 and due for implementation in 2001, reduces the number of required radiation and contamination surveys to one ambient radiation survey each day when an administration requiring a written directive is used. This paper compares the current requirements in 10 CFR 35; the single, remaining, specific requirement in the revised part 35; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's guidance in the proposed NUREG SR1556 and the general requirement for surveys to demonstrate compliance with 10 CFR 20. We also make recommendations on what periodic surveys are prudent.

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