Patent ID: 7918009

Claim:
A method of use for a radiopharmaceutical pig, the radiopharmaceutical pig comprising a base and a cap removably attachable to the base, the base comprising: a radiation-blocking base shielding element having an open end, a closed end, and at least one wall extending between the open and closed ends, the closed end and the at least one wall defining an interior of the base shielding element; and a polymeric base shell that completely encloses an entirety of the base shielding element, the base shell defining a hollow section of the base; and the cap comprising: a radiation-blocking cap shielding element having an open end, a closed end, and at least one wall extending between the open and closed ends, the closed end and the at least one wall defining an interior of the cap shielding element; and a polymeric cap shell that completely encloses an entirety of the cap shielding element, the cap shell defining a hollow section of the cap, the method comprising: placing a syringe having a radiopharmaceutical therein into the hollow section of the base of the pig; and attaching the cap of the pig to the base of the pig so that the cap shielding element and the base shielding element are in overlapping relationship with each other, and so that an inner base shell portion of the base shell and an inner cap shell portion of the cap shell are in overlapping relationship with each other to thereby enclose the syringe and the radiopharmaceutical in the syringe within the pig.