Patent ID: 7718436

Claim:
A method for producing multiple batches of a radiopharmaceutical, said method comprising: (a) manually providing at least one reagent to an apparatus for automatically producing a plurality of batches of the radiopharmaceutical, said apparatus having an accelerator, a target chamber, and a reaction vessel; (b) transferring said at least one reagent to said apparatus; (c) processing said at least one reagent wherein said radiopharmaceutical is produced, said step of processing includes the steps of: transferring said at least one reagent to the accelerator; transferring said at least one reagent to said target chamber; and transferring said at least one reagent to said reaction vessel; (d) filtering said radiopharmaceutical; (e) delivering said radiopharmaceutical to a container; (f) cleaning said apparatus, whereby said apparatus is in a condition for preparing another batch of the radiopharmaceutical; and (g) repeating the transferring, the processing, the filtering, the delivering, and the cleaning to produce a selected number of said plurality of batches of said radiopharmaceutical.