EP4519716A1 - Dispositif d'estimation de l'activité d'un liquide radioactif - Google Patents
Dispositif d'estimation de l'activité d'un liquide radioactifInfo
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
- G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
- G01T1/167—Measuring radioactive content of objects, e.g. contamination
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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- G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
- G01T1/161—Applications in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting
- G01T1/164—Scintigraphy
- G01T1/1641—Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras
- G01T1/1645—Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras using electron optical imaging means, e.g. image intensifier tubes, coordinate photomultiplier tubes, image converter
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
- G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
- G01T1/20—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
- G01T1/2006—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors using a combination of a scintillator and photodetector which measures the means radiation intensity
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
- G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
- G01T1/20—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors
- G01T1/202—Measuring radiation intensity with scintillation detectors the detector being a crystal
- G01T1/2026—Well-type detectors
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
- G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
- G01T1/24—Measuring radiation intensity with semiconductor detectors
- G01T1/248—Silicon photomultipliers [SiPM], e.g. an avalanche photodiode [APD] array on a common Si substrate
Definitions
- the technical field of the invention is the analysis of the volume or mass activity of a radioactive liquid, in particular with a view to use for diagnostic or medical treatment purposes.
- Certain nuclear medicine applications require introducing a product marked with a radioactive isotope into the body.
- a radiopharmaceutical product may have a medical treatment purpose, for example in the context of brachytherapy treatment.
- the product may also have a diagnostic purpose.
- radioactive isotopes or radionuclides, usually used in nuclear medicine
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- radioactive Prior to their injection into a patient's body, it is necessary to quantify, as precisely as possible, their activity. It may also be useful to identify and quantify the presence of possible impurities resulting from the isotope production process. radioactive.
- an activity meter is a detector, generally an ionization chamber, forming a well.
- the radioactive product is introduced, in liquid form, into the well and its activity is estimated.
- the radioactive product is contained in a container, such as a syringe or vial.
- the ionization chamber has previously been calibrated, making it possible to obtain a relationship between the intensity of the current, resulting from the ionization chamber, and the activity of the radioactive isotope. Calibration depends on the type of isotope used.
- the calibration also depends on the geometry of the measurement, that is to say the shape and nature of the container containing the radioactive product.
- the calibration is, for example, different when the radioactive product is contained in a syringe or a vial.
- the calibration depends on the filling level as well as the isotope to be measured. Calibration generally requires the use of a specialized laboratory.
- Document US3657541 describes a device allowing determination of the activity of a radioactive liquid intended for medical use.
- the inventors propose a device making it possible to estimate the volume, or mass, activity of a solution containing an isotope intended for use in nuclear medicine, in a simple and automatable manner, without requiring the use of complex calibration.
- a first object of the invention is a device intended to measure the activity of radioactive liquid, and in particular of a drop of radioactive liquid, comprising:
- a detection module extending around a measuring chamber, intended to contain the liquid, the detection module being configured to detect ionizing radiation emitted in the measuring chamber and to emit a detection signal depending on an amount of detected radiation;
- a processing unit connected to the detection module, and programmed to estimate an activity of the radioactive liquid from the detection signal; the device being characterized in that
- the detection module includes:
- a solid scintillator detector configured to produce scintillation photons when exposed to ionizing radiation, the scintillator detector extending around the measurement chamber;
- the device comprising a capillary, extending around a longitudinal axis, and delimiting an internal space intended to contain the radioactive liquid, the capillary being arranged to be arranged in a measurement position, in which the scintillator detector extends around of the internal space of the capillary, the capillary forming the measuring chamber.
- the scintillator detector extends around the capillary.
- the scintillator detector forms a wall of the capillary.
- each photodetector can in particular extend around a detection axis intersecting the longitudinal axis.
- the respective detection axes of each photodetector are preferably coplanar, and preferably in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
- the respective detection axes of each photodetector are preferably regularly spaced angularly from each other, around the longitudinal axis.
- the scintillator detector extends, from the opening, to at least one planar face, so that the scintillator detector comprises the central portion, around the opening, and the planar face.
- the scintillator detector has as many flat faces as photodetectors.
- the device comprises a material transparent to scintillation photons, extending between the scintillator detector and at least one plane face.
- the device may include a spectrometric detector extending facing the capillary, and connected to the treatment unit.
- the spectrometric detector is connected to the processing unit, the processing unit being configured to detect the presence of impurities, in particular metallic, in the liquid, from X-ray fluorescence peaks detected on a spectrum generated by the spectrometric detector .
- the device comprises a motorized translation unit, configured to move, in translation, the capillary, along the longitudinal axis, so that the capillary can pass between the measurement position, facing the scintillator detector, at least one sampling position, the sampling position being offset, along the longitudinal axis, relative to the measurement position.
- a motorized translation unit configured to move, in translation, the capillary, along the longitudinal axis, so that the capillary can pass between the measurement position, facing the scintillator detector, at least one sampling position, the sampling position being offset, along the longitudinal axis, relative to the measurement position.
- the device may include a pumping unit, configured to:
- the capillary has an internal face, delimiting the internal space, the internal face being hydrophobic. According to a preferred embodiment,
- the detection signal resulting from each photodetector comprises pulses, each pulse resulting from an interaction of a particle, forming the ionizing radiation, in the scintillating detector;
- the processing unit comprises a coincidence detection circuit, configured to detect pulses detected in temporal coincidence by at least two photodetectors;
- the processing unit is programmed to estimate the activity based on a quantity of pulses detected in temporal coincidence.
- the device comprises at least three photodetectors.
- the coincidence detection circuit is programmed to allow detection of pulses detected in temporal coincidences by two detectors, called double coincidences, and detection of pulses detected in temporal coincidences by three detectors, called triple coincidences.
- the processing unit may be programmed to estimate activity based on a number of double coincidences detected per unit time. The activity can be estimated from a detection efficiency, obtained by comparing a quantity of double coincidences with a quantity of triple coincidences detected over the same measurement period.
- the device may include an observation camera, arranged to view the capillary when the capillary occupies an observation position, offset from the measurement position, the processing unit being programmed to estimate a volume of liquid in the capillary depending on of an image provided by the observation camera.
- a second object of the invention is a method for estimating an activity of a liquid using a device according to the first object of the invention, comprising the following steps a) introduction of a liquid sample in the capillary; b) arrangement of the capillary in the measurement position; c) acquisition of detection signals by each photodetector; d) depending on the detection signals acquired, estimation of the activity of the liquid sample, present in the capillary, using the processing unit.
- the capillary occupies a sampling position, in contact with a reservoir containing the liquid;
- the capillary is moved by the translation unit from the sampling position to the measurement position.
- step a) the pumping unit is activated, so as to suck part of the liquid, present in the reservoir, towards the capillary.
- Step d) may include:
- Another object of the invention is a scintillator detector, through which a cylindrical opening passes, the cylindrical opening extending along a central axis, the scintillator detector comprising:
- a central portion formed of a solid material configured to generate scintillation photons under the effect of exposure to ionizing radiation, the central portion extending around the opening;
- each flat face being configured to be coupled to a photodetector.
- the central portion has rotational symmetry around the central axis.
- the central portion extends, from the central axis, along a radius greater than
- Figure 1D shows a shutter and a bellows intended to seal the measuring module against ambient light.
- Figure 2A shows an example of a scintillator detector.
- Figure 2C shows another example of a scintillator detector.
- FIGS 3A and 3B show other possible configurations of the scintillator detector.
- Figures 4A and 4B represent a modeled scintillator detector geometry, in two different section planes.
- Figures 5A and 5B are detection spectra, representing a probability of energy deposition by particles emitted by an activity of lBq of 18 F and n C.
- Figure 6A shows an image of the sample, placed in the observation position.
- Figure 6C represents processing of the image shown in Figure 6B.
- Figure 7 schematizes the main steps of a method implementing the device according to the invention.
- Figures IA to IC represent an embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention.
- the objective of the device is to quantify an activity of a small volume, typically a few pL, of a radiopharmaceutical solution comprising a radioactive isotope.
- the radioactive isotope is known. It may in particular be an isotope as described in the prior art.
- the volume or mass activity of a solution intended to be injected into the body of a patient is very high.
- the inventors consider that a volume less than 10 pL, and preferably 1 pL or a few pL, is optimal.
- the volume can also be of the order of a few 100 nL or a few 10 nL or even of the order of nL.
- the activity concentration is high enough for the total activity to be easily measurable.
- the fact that the total activity of the sample is sufficiently high makes it possible to carry out measurements spaced over time, and to verify that the drop in activity as a function of time is consistent with the radioactive half-life of the sample. isotope.
- the radiopharmaceutical solution to be injected is contained in liquid form in a reservoir 20.
- An important element of the invention is the use of a capillary 3, intended to collect the sample 2 of the pharmaceutical solution.
- capillary 3 is a quartz capillary (fused silica), 15 cm long, 900 ⁇ m internal diameter and 1200 ⁇ m external diameter.
- the capillary 3 extends around a longitudinal axis A.
- the longitudinal axis A is parallel to a vertical axis Z.
- the horizontal plane P X Y is defined by two orthogonal axes X and Y.
- the capillary 3 is movable in translation using a translation plate 4, preferably motorized.
- the translation plate is configured to move along a mast 5, parallel to the longitudinal axis A.
- the translation plate allows translation, along the longitudinal axis A, of the capillary.
- the capillary can thus occupy different positions along the longitudinal axis, as described subsequently.
- the device 1 comprises a measuring module 10, intended to quantify the activity of the sample 2 previously taken from the capillary 3.
- the translation stage 4 is thus configured to move the capillary between: a sampling position, in contact with the container 20, so as to take a sample 2 of radiopharmaceutical solution: the sampling position is shown in Figure IA.
- Sample 2 is thus formed by a drop, or by several drops, resulting from the sampling.
- an observation position, during which the sample 2 is placed facing an observation camera 30: the sampling position is shown in Figure IB.
- a measurement position, during which the sample 2 is placed in the measurement module 10 the sampling position is shown in Figure IC.
- the device is arranged so that when the capillary occupies the sampling position, the capillary is engaged in the reservoir 20, so as to be in contact with the radiopharmaceutical solution.
- the reservoir 20 is removable and may not be part of the device. He could be a simple bottle.
- the capillary 3 is connected, by a fluid connection, to a pumping unit 21.
- the capillary plunges into the reservoir 20 via a first end 3i.
- the capillary has a second end 32 opposite the first end 31.
- the second end 3 2 is connected, by a steel tube 22, to the pumping unit 21.
- the pumping unit 21 is a syringe connected to a syringe pump.
- the steel tube 22 acts as a fluid connection between the capillary 3 and the pumping unit 21.
- the pumping unit allows the application of depression or excess pressure in the capillary. This allows pumping or delivery of the radiopharmaceutical solution through the first end 3i of the capillary. A liquid sample 2 is thus taken.
- the admission of the liquid sample 2 into the capillary 3 has been represented in Figure IA by an arrow.
- the capillary 3 is translated by the translation unit 4, so as to move away from the reservoir 20.
- the pumping unit 21 can be actuated, so as to move the sample 2 inside the capillary 3.
- the capillary 3 is then moved, parallel to the longitudinal axis A, to an observation position, facing an observation camera 30.
- the observation camera makes it possible to form an image of the capillary 3, so as to estimate the volume of sample 2.
- the calculation of the volume of the sample is described below, in connection with Figures 6A to 6D.
- a light source 31 is arranged so that when the capillary occupies the observation position, the sample 2 taken extends between the observation camera 30 and the light source 31. It is understood that for an image usable sample is obtained, the capillary is transparent.
- the capillary 3 is translated, by the translation stage 4, to a measurement position.
- the sample 2 is placed in the measuring module 10.
- the device comprises a processing unit 40, connected to the measuring module 10, programmed to estimate an activity of the sample 2 from measurement signals. detection from the measurement module 10.
- the capillary delimits an internal space, which includes sample 2 whose activity is measured.
- the capillary thus forms a measuring chamber.
- the measurement module 10 includes the instrumentation allowing an estimation of the activity of the sample.
- the implementation of the measurement module assumes that the radioactive isotope contained in the sample is known.
- inorganic scintillator for example YaG(Ce), Nal, Csl, LaBrs, BGO (Bismuth Germanate).
- inorganic scintillator makes it possible to increase the sensitivity of the measurement because the stopping power of this type of scintillator is greater than the stopping power of organic scintillators.
- inorganic scintillators contain atoms with a higher atomic number than organic compounds. This promotes photoelectric interactions, during which the photons release all their energy into the material scintillator in a single interaction.
- the scintillator detector 11 is optically coupled to several photodetectors 15.
- the latter can in particular be photomultipliers, for example of the Hamamatsu H13175U-110 type.
- the scintillator detector 11 comprises or is optically coupled to planar faces 12, each photodetector 15 being applied against a planar face 12, possibly using a coupling fluid.
- at least one photodetector, or even each photodetector is or comprises a photodiode. It can for example be a photodetector of the SiPM type (Si photomultiplier - Silicon Photomultiplier).
- An important aspect of the scintillator detector is that it is crossed by an opening 13, extending around a central axis A'.
- the central axis A' coincides with the longitudinal axis A.
- the opening 13 is dimensioned to allow translation of the capillary 3 through the scintillator detector 11.
- the diameter of the opening 13 can be equal to 1.4 mm.
- the diameter of the opening is preferably between 1 mm and 1 cm.
- the scintillator detector can have a parallelepiped shape, with four flat faces parallel to the central axis A'. Such a possibility is schematized in Figure 3A. It can also have a polyhedral shape, with flat faces parallel to the central axis A'
- the scintillator detector has rotational symmetry around the central axis A'.
- the scintillator detector comprises a central portion 11', of spherical shape, extending around the opening 13.
- the spherical portion 11' is arranged around the opening 13, and preferably symmetrically around the central axis A'.
- the fact that the scintillator material has a spherical portion, around the opening 13, is considered advantageous for reasons of symmetry, in particular during the processing of detection signals described subsequently.
- the scintillator detector 11 may comprise a cylindrical central portion, extending around the central axis A'. Such a possibility is shown in Figure 3B.
- the wall of the capillary may be formed of a scintillator material.
- the central portion 11' When the central portion 11' is a sphere or a cylinder, its radius can be between 15 mm and 25 mm when the scintillator material is an organic scintillator. The radius is for example equal to 18 mm. Optimal dimensions vary depending on the type of scintillator material used. It is considered optimal for the central portion 11' to be spherical.
- the scintillator detector 11 has flat faces 12, preferably parallel to the central axis A'.
- the scintillator is in one piece. It comprises cylindrical coupling portions 14, each coupling portion 14 extending between the central portion 11' and a flat face 12.
- Each flat face 12 extends perpendicular to a detection axis, which is intersecting, and preferably perpendicular to the central axis A'.
- three different detection axes 6i, 62 and 63 are shown, perpendicular to which three different flat faces 12 extend.
- the detection axes are distributed symmetrically around the central axis A'.
- the detection axes are coplanar.
- the plane along which the detection axes extend is preferably perpendicular to the central axis A'.
- the adjacent detection axes are angularly offset by the same angle 0 equal to 120°.
- the scintillator has two flat faces, perpendicular to a detection axis, which corresponds to an angular offset of 180°.
- the scintillator has four planar faces, such that the detection axes of two adjacent planar faces are angularly offset by 90°.
- the scintillator 11 may comprise n planar faces 12, arranged so that the respective detection axes of two adjacent planar faces are offset by an angle 0 equal to 360°/n.
- the scintillator 11 is in one piece: the central portion 11' and each coupling portion 14 are formed of the same scintillator material. Such a configuration can be obtained by molding when the scintillator material is organic.
- the central portion 11' is formed of a scintillator material, while each coupling portion 14 is formed of a material transparent with regard to scintillation photons. Each coupling portion 14 is attached against the central portion 11'.
- Figure 2C is a view in a section plane passing through each detection axis.
- Figure 2D is also a view in a section plane passing through each detection axis.
- the central portion 11' is truncated, so as to form the flat faces 12. In this configuration, there is no coupling portion 14.
- the spectrum corresponds to a number of pulses detected, during an acquisition period, for different channels of energy.
- the spectrometry circuit is connected to the processing unit 40. More precisely, the processing unit implements a spectral analysis algorithm, allowing the identification of certain singularities. These may be radioactive impurities. They can also be peaks resulting from the X-ray fluorescence of certain materials, in particular metallic materials, for example Fe, In or Pd. Metallic materials, resulting from the process of producing the radioactive isotope, form impurities in the radiopharmaceutical solution.
- the excitation, inducing X-ray fluorescence can come from X-rays or gamma rays emitted directly or indirectly by the isotopes. For example, when the isotope is p + emitting, fluorescence can be induced by irradiation of the sample by photons resulting from the annihilation of the p + particle.
- the spectrometric detector can use a CeBra or Nal(TI) or Csl or CdTe type detection material. This type of material makes it possible to form a spectrum of acceptable quality using a spectrometric detector sufficiently compact to be integrated into the detection module 10.
- the spectrometric detector can be of the GeHP type, provided that a means is available adequate cooling, for example a cryogenic tank or thermoelectric cooling.
- the detection module 10 extends, along the longitudinal axis A, between a lower face 10i n r and an upper face 10 sup .
- the detection module 10 is made waterproof by the use of a shutter 18, on the lower face 10i n r facing the container 20, and by a bellows opaque 19, extending around the capillary, from the upper face 10 sup .
- Figure 1D schematically shows the arrangement of the shutter 18 and the bellows 19 on the detection module.
- Figure 4A shows a sectional view of the digital model, in an XZ plane, passing through the central axis.
- Figure 4B shows a sectional view of the digital model, in an XY plane, perpendicular to the central axis, and passing through the center of the spherical portion 11'.
- Such a digital model is intended to estimate the energy absorbed by the scintillator detector when the latter is subjected to exposure to radiation produced by a predetermined isotope.
- FIG. 5A we represent, for a decay of + 18 F, a probability density of releasing, in the scintillator detector, different energy values.
- the x-axis corresponds to energy, expressed in keV.
- the ordinate axis represents, at each disintegration, a probability of depositing, in the scintillator detector, the energy corresponding to the abscissa axis.
- curve a) corresponds to the energy deposited by a positron emitted by 18 F, without taking into account annihilation.
- Curve b) corresponds to the energy deposited by the two gamma photons with energy 511 keV resulting from the annihilation of the positron.
- Curve c) corresponds to a probability of energy deposition combining the path of the positron in the scintillator detector as well as annihilation, giving rise to the emission of photons of 511 keV.
- Curve d) corresponds to curve c) taking into account a branching factor of 97% of the decay + for 18 F.
- Figure 5B is a figure similar to Figure 5A, established by considering the + decay of 11C, the branching rate being 99%.
- the sample is a drop of physiological liquid having a unit activity of 1 Bq, 18 F and n C respectively.
- Curves d) of Figures 5A and 5B correspond to absorption spectra of the scintillator detector, respectively for an activity of lBq of 18 F and n C. These absorption spectra can be used as input data for the determination of the activity of a sample 2, as described below.
- processing unit 40 is connected to each photodetector 15, and collects a detection signal generated by each of them. More precisely, each photodetector is connected to a coincidence detection circuit 16, intended to determine the pulses detected in temporal coincidence by two photodetectors (double coincidences) as well as by the three photodetectors (triple coincidences).
- a coincidence detection circuit 16 intended to determine the pulses detected in temporal coincidence by two photodetectors (double coincidences) as well as by the three photodetectors (triple coincidences).
- ND doubles is such that: Or :
- E max is the maximum energy of the emission spectrum of the incident particle; kB is a semi-empirical parameter, usually referred to as the Birks parameter, expressed in cm. MeV 1 . This parameter describes the nonlinearity of the scintillator. It is usually between 0.007 and 0.015 cm. MeV 1 . of
- the parameters S(E),—, and kB are input data.
- RCTD is measured data, resulting from the coincidence detection circuit 16.
- vr] Q product of the quantum efficiency of the photomultipliers by the luminous efficiency of the scintillator material, so as to obtain the absolute detection efficiency rj.
- the calculated yield r] is that which makes it possible to verify equality (1).
- N D corresponds to a so-called logical sum of double coincidences detected per unit of time. For example, if we have three photodetectors 15i, 15 2 and 15 3 , N D is such that:
- the activity Act of sample 2 can be estimated at different successive measurement times t, so as to obtain values ct(t).
- the evolution of ct(t) as a function of time can be compared with a theoretical evolution, established from the decay period of the isotope considered. A discrepancy between the measured evolution and the theoretical evolution may indicate the presence of pollution in sample 2.
- the activity ct(t) of sample 2, measured at the measurement time t, is preferably normalized by the volume of the sample. This allows an estimation of the volume or mass activity of the radiopharmaceutical solution present in the container 20.
- the same surface treatment as for glass can be applied to make it hydrophobic and avoid surface contamination.
- Step 120 the capillary is placed in the measurement position, in the measurement module 10.
- the activity of the sample is estimated from the detection signals resulting from each photodetector, and the number of detections in double coincidences detected.
- Step 120 can be implemented before step 110.
- the inventors used a device as previously described, the scintillator detector being like that described in connection with Figures 2A and 2B. After each measurement, each sample was ejected into a liquid scintillation solution, so as to obtain a reference measurement. The isotope was 18 F or n C. Table 1 summarizes the experimental results obtained.
- the device which is the subject of the invention is easily automated, which makes it possible to limit the intervention of operators near the radioactive liquid. Indeed, the translation of the capillary, the control of the pumping unit and that of the measuring module can be automated. This helps to reduce the dosimetry of the personnel involved.
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