Process automation in radioactive environments

Author

Harfensteller, M. ; Eursch, A. ; Zaeh, M.F. ; Moreno, J. ; Kabai, E.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Machine Tools & Ind. Manage., Technische Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany

Volume

3

fYear

2005

fDate

6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1214

Abstract

The process development of an automated production of a radiopharmaceutical (actinium-225) is subject of this paper focusing on the automation and control aspects. Discretization, similarity and diversity as development techniques are essential in the development of unknown processes with need for automation in an early stage of development. Also the applied control architecture is subject of this paper. Since radioactive materials are involved in the production processes and the product is a medical used isotope for cancer treatment, special care on safety as well as reliability of the control system and the automated equipment has been applied.

Keywords

actinium; cancer; pharmaceutical industry; process control; radiation therapy; radioisotopes; reliability; actinium-225; applied control architecture; automated radiopharmaceutical production; cancer treatment; medical used isotope; process automation; production processes; radioactive environments; radioactive materials; Automatic control; Automation; Cancer; Isotopes; Medical control systems; Medical treatment; Product safety; Production systems; Radio control; Radioactive materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mechatronics and Automation, 2005 IEEE International Conference

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9044-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMA.2005.1626726

Filename

1626726