Patent ID: 8809804

Claim:
A radiation shield for an eluant vial in combination with a radiation shielding lid for use with a radiopharmaceutical elution system, the radiation shield comprising: a shield body having a closed top, an open bottom, and defining a cavity extending from the bottom toward the top, wherein the cavity is designed to accommodate at least a bottom portion of an eluant vial; and a pair of shielding wings extending downward from the bottom and partially surrounding the cavity, wherein the shield body and the shielding wings comprise at least one of depleted uranium, tungsten, and tungsten impregnated plastic; the radiation shielding lid comprising a body having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface; a first opening defined in the body, the first opening having a lower end at the lower surface of the body and an upper end intermediate the upper and lower surfaces of the body; a pair of finger recesses defined in the body, the recesses having an upper end and a lower end, wherein at least portions of the upper ends of the recesses are located at the upper surface of the body, and wherein at least portions of the lower ends of the recesses are located at the upper end of the first opening; and first and second wings, each of which extends upward from the upper end of the first opening and only partially about a circumference of the upper end of the first opening such that gaps are defined between the first wing and the second wing.