Nuclear Medicine Training – Disposing of Used Products

After the Nuclear Medicine clinics, there will be some tidy-up of used products and waste containers.

This can be managed from the Dispose of Old Compounds screen –

• Open the menu and then select the Nuclear Medicine button in the navigation bar, if not already highlighted.
• Within the menu, select the Dispose of Old Compounds menu option. This opens up the Dispose of Old Compounds screen.

The screen shows a list of all products in the area, each with the decay and usage-corrected activity and quantity, the percentage remaining for activity and quantity, location, and expiry date.

From this screen, you can dispose of items or move them into decay storage.

Dispose of Remaining

This option allows the user to dispose of the pot’s contents and/or the pot itself.

• Select the item to be disposed of. This opens the information panel for the selected item.
• Select Dispose of Remaining, located at the bottom of the panel. This opens the Dispose of Remaining form panel for the selected item.
• Select the user who the remaining is Disposed By.
• Enter the Date Recorded.
• Enter any Notes, if applicable.
• Either select a Standard Disposal or manually enter Disposal Routes. The total percentages must add up to 100%.
• Select Submit.

There is also an option to Multi Dispose to Container.

• Select one of the items that is to be disposed of. This opens the information panel for the selected item.
• Select Multi Dispose to Container. This opens up the Dispose to Container form panel.
• If needed, change the Department, Location and Nuclide.
• Enter the Date and time of the disposal.
• Enter the User who disposed of the items.
• Select the Disposal Route.
• Select a Waste Reference for the container. Details can be edited by selecting the Details button.
• Select all items to be disposed into container.
• Select Submit.

Move Source

This option allows the user to move a pot/product into another storage location. This is generally used when a hot product is moved out of the dosing area and into temporary storage so that it can decay enough to be disposed of in the future.

• Select the item to be moved. This opens the information panel for the selected item.
• Select Move Source. This opens the Move Source form panel.
• Enter the details as required.

The Recent Moves button allows the user to prefill the form with details from a previous move.

• Select Submit.

There is also an option to Move Multiple items.

• Select Move Multiple Items.
• Select which Department and Location the items are moving from.
• Select which Department and Location the items are moving to.
• Enter the Date Moved.
• Select the User who moved the items.
• Select the items to be moved.
• Select Submit.