Restructuring and reorganising a nuclear medicine department: the example of the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco

To replace its hot cells and meet the GPP requirements, the Nuclear Medicine department of the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco chose the following Lemer Pax & Medisystem equipment:

• an Easypharma Compact® low-energy preparation hot cell with 2 glove ports,
• for the ⁶⁸Ga activity, a Medi 9000 Research high-energy preparation hot cell with 2 glove ports in which a labelling module was installed.

The class A Easypharma Compact® is dedicated to the preparation and dispensing of technetium-based radiopharmaceutical substances. The spacious work surface of the hot cell includes a heating unit, a stirrer and two bin compartments under the bench. This hot cell also offers the possibility of working sitting down.

With its laminar flow, the class A Medi 9000 2R Research complies with the GPP requirements to perform a sterilising filtration step. The hot cell can contain 2 gallium generators, positioned under the bench to reduce operator exposure. In addition to the mandatory pass-through, a side door provides quick access to the module without opening the front door, thereby minimising operator exposure. After installing the module, the work surface is still large enough to perform the dispensing operations.

To allow maximum flexibility regarding the allocation of their 2 PET cameras with the various tracers available and the supplier delivery constraints, the Nuclear Medicine department of the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco purchased a second Posijet® remote dose preparation and injection system.