An automated high-performance-liquid-chromatography-based quality control testing system to test a sample radiopharmaceutical solution, the system comprising: an injection valve to receive a sample radiopharmaceutical solution and a mobile phase solvent and to direct the flow of the sample radiopharmaceutical solution and the mobile phase solvent within the system, said injection valve being in fluid communication with a fluid line; a syringe-pump to direct the sample radiopharmaceutical solution to said injection valve, said syringe-pump being in fluid communication with said injection valve; a high performance liquid chromatography pump to direct the mobile phase solvent to said injection valve, said high performance liquid chromatography pump being in fluid communication with said injection valve; a high performance liquid chromatography column in communication with said fluid line, said high performance liquid chromatography column to receive the sample radiopharmaceutical solution from said fluid line, said high performance liquid chromatography column to separate molecularly distinct species within the sample radiopharmaceutical solution into a number of separated molecularly distinct species; a radiation detector to measure the radioactivity of the sample radiopharmaceutical solution within said fluid line before said sample radiopharmaceutical solution enters said high performance liquid chromatography column and to measure the radioactivity of each separated molecularly distinct species after each separated molecularly distinct species emerges from said high performance liquid chromatography column; characterized in that said system comprises an ultraviolet-light and visible light detector in communication with said fluid line, said ultraviolet-light and visible light detector to measure the optical qualities of the sample radiopharmaceutical solution as the radiopharmaceutical solution travels through said fluid line; and a refractive index detector to measure the amount of each separated molecularly distinct species as each separated molecularly distinct species emerges from said high performance liquid chromatography column. an injection valve to receive a sample radiopharmaceutical solution and a mobile phase solvent and to direct the flow of the sample radiopharmaceutical solution and the mobile phase solvent within the system, said injection valve being in fluid communication with a fluid line; a syringe-pump to direct the sample radiopharmaceutical solution to said injection valve, said syringe-pump being in fluid communication with said injection valve; a high performance liquid chromatography pump to direct the mobile phase solvent to said injection valve, said high performance liquid chromatography pump being in fluid communication with said injection valve; a high performance liquid chromatography column in communication with said fluid line, said high performance liquid chromatography column to receive the sample radiopharmaceutical solution from said fluid line, said high performance liquid chromatography column to separate molecularly distinct species within the sample radiopharmaceutical solution into a number of separated molecularly distinct species; a radiation detector to measure the radioactivity of the sample radiopharmaceutical solution within said fluid line before said sample radiopharmaceutical solution enters said high performance liquid chromatography column and to measure the radioactivity of each separated molecularly distinct species after each separated molecularly distinct species emerges from said high performance liquid chromatography column; characterized in that said system comprises an ultraviolet-light and visible light detector in communication with said fluid line, said ultraviolet-light and visible light detector to measure the optical qualities of the sample radiopharmaceutical solution as the radiopharmaceutical solution travels through said fluid line; and a refractive index detector to measure the amount of each separated molecularly distinct species as each separated molecularly distinct species emerges from said high performance liquid chromatography column.