Radiopharmaceutical Preparation Requirements
Function | Immediate use | Beyond immediate use |
Preparation area | Hot lab with ambient room air | Segregated radiopharmaceutical processing area or clean room |
Cleaning or disinfection of preparation area | Required | Required |
Quality control testing of final product | Required | Required |
Garbing and hand hygiene | Required (clean lab coat) | Required (full garbing) |
Aseptic technique training | Required | Required |
PEC (hood) use | Not required | Required |
Gloved fingertip or thumb sampling test | Not required | Required |
Media-fill test | Not required | Required |
Aseptic manipulation competency test | Not required | Required |