The Department of Nuclear Medicine, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India, hosted a training session on solid target methodology for the production of radionuclides. The session was well attended by 12 skilled professionals, including participants from the National Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand and the Indian center (Dept of Nuclear Medicine, SGPGIMS).
Training Programs are as follows:
| TRAINING PROGRAM ON “SOLID TARGET METHODOLOGY FOR PRODUCTION OF RADIO-ISOTOPES” | ||
| October 7, 2024 (Time -10: 00 AM to 3:00 PM) | ||
| Time | Topic | Expert |
| 10:00 AM –10:15 AM | Welcome of delegates | HOD, Nuclear Medicine |
| 10:15 AM-10:30 AM | Department of Nuclear Medicine Overview: Patient care, Research and development | HOD, Nuclear Medicine |
| 10:30 AM- 11:00 AM | Brief introduction of delegates and overview of the training program | |
| Tea Break (11:00-11:30 AM) | ||
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Cyclotron Facility Visit | |
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Radiation safety guidelines: AERB Perspective | Mr. Suraj Mal, Medical Physicist |
| Lunch (12:30 PM- 1:30 PM) | ||
| 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Cyclotron principles and features for Radiometals production | Mr. Mahesh Tiwari, SHI Engineer |
| 2:00 PM -3:00 PM | Demonstration of Cyclotron Software for Proton Irradiation | Mr. Mahesh Tiwari, SHI Engineer |
| October 8, 2024 (Time- 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM) | ||
| 10:00 AM –10:30 AM | Introduction to Radiometal production via Solid target | Dr Manish Dixit, SGPGIMS |
| 10:30 AM -11:00 AM | Pre-preparation for Solid target (Reagents and chemicals procurement, glassware cleaning) | Mrs. Anjli Srivastava |
| Tea Break (11:00-11:30 AM) | ||
| 11:30 AM-12:00 PM | Solid target Methodology (Introduction, target selection, Target preparation) | Miss Nidhi Kushwaha |
| 12:00 PM -12:30 PM | Irradiation parameter Radionuclide Production via Solid Target | Mr. Mahesh Tiwari/Mr. Umesh Singh |
| Lunch (12:30 PM- 1:30 PM) | ||
| 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Solid Target preparation via Electroplating for 64Cu Production and its Recycling | Dr Manish Dixit/Miss Nidhi Kushwaha |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | HANDS-ON TRAINING Electroplating of 64Ni over Goldback Target | Dr Manish Dixit |
| October 9, 2024 (10:00 AM to 3:00 PM) | ||
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Decay scheme and Production Routes (Solid &Liquid Targets, Its solution and Irradiation) | Dr Manish Dixit/Md Faheem |
| 10:30 AM -11:00 AM | Pre-standardization of equipment for purification | Miss Nidhi K. |
| Tea Break (11:00-11:30 AM) | ||
| 11:30 AM- 12:00 PM | Purification of cyclotron-produced 64Cu & Recovery 64Ni | Miss Nidhi Kushwaha |
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Quality Control Assessment (chemical &Isotopic Purity and Its Formulation) | Miss Nidhi Kushwaha |
| Lunch (12:30 PM- 1:30 PM) | ||
| 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM | Hands-On Training Purification of 64CuCl2 & Recycling of 64NiQuality control of Radioisotope | Miss Nidhi Kushwaha |
| October 10, 2024 (10:00 AM- 3:00 PM) | ||
| 10:00 AM -10:30 AM | Clinical Applications of [64Cu] CuCl2 as Theranostics: SGPGIMS Experience | Dr. Sanjay Gambhir /Dr Manish Ora |
| 10:30 AM-11:00 AM | HANDS-ON TRAINING Clinical Studies (Patient Preparation and Imaging) | SR |
| Tea Break (11:00- 11:30 AM) | ||
| 11:30 AM -12:30 AM | Visit to Nuclear Medicine Ward | Mrs. Sarita Kumari, RSO |
| Lunch (12:30 PM- 1:30 PM) | ||
| 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM | Introduction to Other Metallic Radionuclides: 89Zr, 68Ga, 45Ti | Dr Manish Dixit |
| October 11, 2024 (10:00 AM- 3:00 PM) | ||
| 10:00 AM-10:30 AM | Solid target preparation for 68Ga production | Miss Nidhi Kushwaha |
| 10:30 AM- 11:00 AM | Pre-purification preparation of target (Reagents preparation & glassware cleaning) | Miss Nidhi Kushwaha |
| Tea break (11:00 AM- 11:30 AM) | ||
| 11:30 AM- 12:00 PM | Pressed solid target preparation 68Ga production and its irradiation | Miss Nidhi Kushwaha /Mr. Rishabh Yadav |
| 12:00 PM- 12:30 PM | HANDS-ON TRAINING Chemical isolation of [68Ga] GaCl3 & its Quality assessment | Mr. Rishabh Yadav |
| Lunch (12:30 PM- 1:30 PM) | ||
| 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM | HANDS-ON TRAINING Pressed solid target preparation for 89Zr production and its irradiation Purification of 89Zr & Quality control | Mrs. Anjli Srivastava |
| 3:00 PM- 3:30 PM | Closing and Vote of Thanks | Dr Sanjay Gambhir |
Indo-Thai Solid Target Training Program
