Patent ID: 8269201

Claim:
A radiopharmaceutical pig comprising: an elongate 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, wherein the closed end and the at least one wall define an interior of the base shielding element, and wherein the base shielding element comprises lead; 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; a 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, wherein the closed end and the at least one wall define an interior of the cap shielding element, and wherein the cap shielding element comprises lead; 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, wherein the cap of the pig is removably attached 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 do not contact one another, 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; and a syringe having a radiopharmaceutical therein enclosed within the pig, wherein at least a portion of a barrel of the syringe is located within the hollow section of the base of the pig, and wherein at least a portion of a plunger of the syringe is located within the hollow section of the cap of the pig.