Australian Becquerel Traceability Program (AIBTP)
Supporting compliance for radiopharmaceutical production facilities
The Australian Industry Becquerel Traceability Program (AIBTP) provides facilities with direct measurement traceability to the Australian standard for the activity of radionuclides used in Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
Program outcomes:
- Personalised service with certification available for a range of common measurement geometries used in production and QC environments
- Assistance to meet TGA and other regulatory compliance obligations (such as ARPANSA requirements)
- Optimisation of domestic and international trade of radiopharmaceuticals through accurate measurement of the amount of radioactive product being distributed
- Accuracy underpinned by international measurement traceability
Fluorine-18 FDG
Under AIBTP, facility-produced 18F FDG is assessed on-site using the ANSTO Transfer Instrument. Directly traceable to the Secondary Standard Ionisation Chamber at ANSTO, the Transfer Instrument enables valid traceability assessments, addressing the challenges associated with the short half-life of 18F (109.7 minutes).