- 2004 BPS Exam Scheduled
- The Board of Pharmaceutical
Specialties will administer the BCNP exam on Saturday, October 2,
2004 at 20 sites across the U.S. (additional sites may be
requested). BPS certification is considered to be at the
advanced practice specialty level and there are specific education
and experience criteria that a candidate must meet before sitting
for the exam. There are currently 468 board certified nuclear
pharmacists in the U.S. If you would like to join the ranks,
your application is due by August 1, 2004. For more
information contact BPS at
www.bpsweb.org.
USP Chapter <797>
On January 1, 2004, USP Chapter
<797> Pharmaceutical Compounding: Sterile Preparations came into
effect. This chapter details the procedures and requirements
for compounding sterile preparations (including
radiopharmaceuticals) and sets standards that are applicable to all
practice settings. These standards may be adopted and enforced
by state boards of pharmacy. You can obtain copy of Chapter
<797> from www.usp.org for $25.
The ASHP has published a
summary
document available online. As you can imagine, there are
several conflicts between compounding guidelines and radiation
safety. Please submit comments to APhA Nuclear Section Chair-Elect Steve
Dragotakes at sdragotakes@partners.org by May 31. The USP Expert Panel
will be reconvening in July or August for possible revisions.
NeoRx Signs Agreement with
Cardinal to Distribute Ho-166 STR
May 17, NeoRx signed an agreement
with Cardinal Health to dispense and distribute Holmium-166 DOTMP
for Skeletal Targeted Radiotherapy (STR) in multiple myeloma
patients. This will facilitate additional clinical sites in
the Phase III study of this radiopharmaceutical. See the NeoRx
press release
for more information...
As promised, we have included a
few pictures from the APhA meeting in Seattle. We hope to
see you in Orlando in March 2005!
View pictures..
FIP Meeting Includes Nuclear
Programs
The International Pharmaceutical
Federation (FIP) meeting comes to America this year. New
Orleans will host the meeting Sept. 4-9, 2004. There are
several nuclear sessions for you to attend.
For
more information...
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June 19-23 |
SNM 51st Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA |
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Aug. 1 |
BCNP Exam Registration Deadline |
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Sept. 4-9 |
FIP Annual Meeting,
New Orleans, LA |
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Sept. 4-8 |
European
Nuclear Medicine Meeting, Helsinki, Finland |
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Sept. 9-12 |
Third Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Imaging
St. Louis, Missouri |
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Sept. 10-12 |
Southeastern Chapter Meeting
Clearwater Beach, Florida |
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Sept. 30-Oct 2 |
ASNC Annual Meeting, Clearwater, FL |
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Optically Stimulated
Luminescence (OSL) Dosimeters have been introduced
in the last few years. This process utilizes
a laser beam (light photons) to stimulate emission
of photons from crystal imperfections. OSL
dosimeters have several advantages:
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Sensitivity ~ 1 mrem
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(vs. ~30 mrem for TLD)
• Multiple reads can be performed
OSL differs from TLD
in that trapped charges are released to combine
with luminescence centers using optical energy
rather than thermal energy. The optical energy
required to generate luminescence is very low and
only a small fraction of the trapped charge is
released. Therefore, an irradiated OSL dosimeter
can be repeatedly stimulated to provide multiple
dose evaluations for improved precision or
confirmation of an earlier analysis.
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leg amputation fell and injured her right hip. The
ambulance arrived but the woman refused to be transported by
ambulance and rode her scooter to the nearby hospital with the
ambulance following behind....
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