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Table 2 Cassette position and materials/reagents list used in the radiosynthesis of [18F]FSPG via FASTlab™ module

From: Simplified and highly-reliable automated production of [18F]FSPG for clinical studies

aCassette position (CP)

Reagents or consumables

1

Short tubing to 18O water collection vial

2

Potassium carbonate/kryptofix QMA elution solution, (11 mm Vial, 0.8 mL)

3

Left hand syringe (LHS), syringe 1

4

QMA light SepPak cartridge, 1 pre-condition cartridge

5

Short tubing to QMA light SepPak cartridge at CP4

6

18F Inlet

7

Short tubing to reactor side port

8

Short tubing to reactor center port

9

1M H2SO4, long tubing connected to external 4.0 mL 1M H2SO4 vial

10

bPhosphate buffered saline (PBS), long tubing connected to external 20 mL PBS vial

11

Middle syringe (MS), syringe 2

12

FSPG precursor, (11 mm Vial, 6 -12 mg dissolved in 1.3 mL anhydrous acetonitrile)

13

Unused

14

1M H2SO4, (13 mm Vial, 2.2 mL)

15

Water Spike/water bag, 100 mL SWI bag

16

4M NaOH (13 mm Vial, 1.7 mL)

17

Short tubing to Oasis MCX cartridge at CP18

18

Oasis® MCX cartridge, 1 cartridge

19

Short tubing to Oasis MCX cartridge at CP20

20

Oasis® MCX cartridge, 1 cartridge

21

Short tubing to Alumina N plus long SepPak cartridge at CP22

22

Alumina N plus long SepPak cartridge, 1 cartridge

23

Connecting tube to Superclean™ ENVI-Carb™ packed column, 1 set

24

Right hand syringe (RHS), syringe 3

25

Long tubing to reactor side port

26

Final Product Vial, 1 vial

  1. aItems designation and position are indicated in Fig. 6
  2. bFormulation of phosphate buffer solution is specified in the Materials and methods “General” section