Abstract: A system and method for validating the crimping of a vial having a stopper and a cap are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system comprises a crimping cylinder, a controller that validates the crimping of the cap to the vial; and an indicator for indicating whether the crimping was validated. The crimping cylinder comprises a piston; a plurality of crimping jaws interacting with the piston, the crimping jaws moving to a closed position when the piston is moved in a downward direction, and the crimping jaws moving to an open position when the piston is moved in an upward direction; a position indicator; and a position sensor. The position indicator and position sensor indicate a position of the piston.

Abstract: A system and method for measurement of radioactivity concentration of a radiopharmaceutical are disclosed. The radiopharmaceutical may be a radioactive tracer solution including a tracer solution and a buffer solution. The system may include a vial that receives the tracer solution and the buffer solution; a scale; a radioactivity measuring device; and a controller that determines the radioactive concentration based on a measured radioactivity of the tracer solution and the buffer solution in the vial, and a weight of the tracer solution and the buffer solution in the vial. The method may include the steps of (1) transferring the tracer solution into a vial; (2) measuring a radioactivity of the tracer solution in the vial; (3) determining a weight necessary to achieve a desired radioactivity concentration; and (4) diluting the tracer solution in the vial to the determined weight with a buffer solution.