HPLC detector installed
Lablogic has installed a Flow-RAM gamma radio HPLC detector for PET and SPECT at Imperial College's Hammersmith Hospital Campus in London, UK.
Lablogic has installed a Flow-RAM gamma radio HPLC detector for PET and SPECT at Imperial College's Hammersmith Hospital Campus in London, UK. According to Dr Graham Smith of the Faculty of Medicine's Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre, where the detector is used for quality checks of radio-pharmaceuticals; "The Flow-RAM hardware is an ergonomic improvement on the setup we had previously. It integrates seamlessly into Laura 4.1.3, the latest version of LabLogic’s radiochromatography software, and generates data of comparable quality.”
The company reports that the detector is available in different configurations whereby either one or two detectors can be connected to the system at any one time. Users can lock down features such as the high voltage, upper and lower level discriminators to prevent unauthorised adjustments to specified radionuclide operating parameters, ensuring consistent GLP/GMP compliance. In addition, for those wishing to use the detector with their existing chromatography system, the Flow-RAM offers stand-alone control through a pocket digital assistant over a Bluetooth wireless link.
For more information visit www.lablogic.com
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