NorthStar RadioGenixTM 99Mo/99mTc Generator System
This generator system that has bee recently approved by the FDG. It's revolutionary design uses liquid 99Mo. The following outline will address the elution process.

  1. Liquid 99Mo (purple arrow) arrives in a shield device (container labeled A) and is placed into the source compartment labeled #11
    1. There are 4 different storage areas where a container can be placed
    2. Here the radioactive 99Mo container is connected to tubing and a syringe pump where the liquid is pumped into PSC cabinet
  2. Radioactive 99Mo/99mTc is then pumped to the PSC #9 where it resides on a column
    1. Then certain solutions react with the 99Mo/99mTc that is located on a column
    2. This chromatographic column causes 99Mo to separate which is then pumped to Transfer Cabinet #14
    3. 99mTc remains on the column
  3. 99mTc is then washed with additional solutions that remove pertechnetate from the column
  4. 99mTc is then sent to a second column located in the Product Cabinet #10
    1. 99mTc is finally pumped into a collection vial (red arrow)
    2. Ready for compounding
  5. The contaminated solutions are then pumped to one of the Discard Cabinets #12 for decay and storage (green arrow)
  6. 99Mo is then returned to container labeled A which is stored in Source Cabinet #11

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