Sudo Nym Really? How so? I am a tech for a company called Lantheus and they tell me to swab the bacterial stats, saline vials, and collect evac vials right before eluting... is that incorrect? Thank you very much
T99m can act like a catalyst. A reaction can occur with the dehydrogenation of IPA This can affect T99m 'grow back' and therefore yield. Not really a problem until it enters the fluid path, so it's generally safe to sanitise the tops of the 0.9% w/v saline vials, as well as the vacuum vials just prior to elution. So, for sanitising it's fine, but don't introduce IPA to the fluid path!
From Lantheus' ''TechneLite' yield chart (online) ''Caution: Excessive use of bactericides containing alcohol may adversely affect Technetium Tc99m yield.''
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Why did you say not to disinfect the vials that touch both the saline and eluate needles?
Joe Wong
IPA is like kryptonite for TC-99
Sudo Nym
Really? How so? I am a tech for a company called Lantheus and they tell me to swab the bacterial stats, saline vials, and collect evac vials right before eluting... is that incorrect?
Thank you very much
T99m can act like a catalyst. A reaction can occur with the dehydrogenation of IPA
This can affect T99m 'grow back' and therefore yield.
Not really a problem until it enters the fluid path, so it's generally safe to sanitise the tops of the 0.9% w/v saline vials, as well as the vacuum vials just prior to elution.
So, for sanitising it's fine, but don't introduce IPA to the fluid path!
Just allow it to dry first.
From Lantheus' ''TechneLite' yield chart (online)
''Caution: Excessive use of bactericides containing alcohol may adversely affect Technetium Tc99m yield.''
why double needle for the saline port
Second needle is for air vent which helps flow of saline to vacuum vail via column