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Encapsulation of an inner facing surface of a lead shield of a radiopharmaceutical pig. The inner facing surface defines a chamber in which is inserted a radiopharmaceutical syringe. The encapsulation protects the inner facing surface against contamination due to leaks of the contents of the radioph

Encapsulation of an inner facing surface of a lead shield of a radiopharmaceutical pig. The inner facing surface defines a chamber in which is inserted a radiopharmaceutical syringe. The encapsulation protects the inner facing surface against contamination due to leaks of the contents of the radiopharmaceutical syringe and further obviates the need for a sharps container to enclose the syringe during transport.

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1. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus, comprising:two case halves secured to each other and defining a cavity;two lead shields that define a chamber, the two lead shields being within the cavity, each lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves; andat least one liner encaps

1. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus, comprising:two case halves secured to each other and defining a cavity;two lead shields that define a chamber, the two lead shields being within the cavity, each lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves; andat least one liner encapsulating and sealing an inner facing surface of at least one of the two lead shields, the inner facing surface defining a portion of the chamber, the liner being adhered to the inner facing surface with an adhering material, the chamber being configured to accommodate maintaining a radiopharmaceutical syringe in a stationary position within the confines of the chamber. 2. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising the syringe within the confines of the chamber. 3. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the adhering material is selected from a group consisting of a glue, an epoxy, and a laminate. 4. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a further liner encapsulating and sealing a further inner facing surface of the other of the two lead shields, the further inner facing surface defining a further portion of the chamber. 5. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the two case halves have screw threads that engage each other to effect a screw thread engagement between the two case halves. 6. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus as in claim 4, further comprising an O-ring between the first-mentioned liner and the further liner, each of the first-mentioned liner and the further liner having outwardly directed flange surfaces between which is sandwiched the O-ring. 7. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus as in claim 1, wherein one of the case halves has a cylindrical exterior with a series of flat surfaces spaced apart from each other about a circumference of the cylindrical exterior. 8. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the two lead shields are elongated and each have edges that face each other, the edges being configured to overlap and engage each other to prevent radiation leakage. 9. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the two lead shields each have an outwardly extending flange with a further surface that faces opposite each other clear of the chamber, the liner encapsulating the surface of the at least one of the two lead shields. 10. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus, comprising:two case halves secured to each other and defining a cavity;two lead shields that define a chamber, the two lead shields being within the cavity, each lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves; andat least one liner encapsulating and sealing an inner facing surface of at least one of the two lead shields, the inner facing surface defining a portion of the chamber, the chamber being configured to accommodate maintaining a radiopharmaceutical syringe in a stationary position within confines of the chamber the liner is being heat sealed. 11. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus, comprising:two case halves secured to each other and defining a cavity;two lead shields that define a chamber, the two lead shields being within the cavity each lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves; andat least one liner encapsulating and sealing an inner facing surface of at least one of the two lead shields, the inner facing surface defining a portion of the chamber, the chamber being configured to accommodate maintaining a radiopharmaceutical syringe in a stationary position within confines of the chamber; and a syringe within the confines of the first-mentioned chamber and the further chamber, the syringe being free of any sharps container. 12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the liner is securely attached with a material selected from a group consisting of a glue, an epoxy, a laminate and heat sealing materials. 13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the two lead shields each have an outwardly extending flange with a further surfa ce that faces opposite each other clear of the chamber, the liner encapsulating the face of the at least one of the two lead shields. 14. A radiopharmaceutical pig apparatus, comprising:two case halves secured to each other and defining a cavity;two lead shields that define a chamber, the two lead shields being within the cavity, each lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves; andat least one liner encapsulating and sealing an inner facing surface of at least one of the two lead shields, the inner facing surface defining a portion of the chamber, the chamber being configured to accommodate maintaining a radiopharmaceutical syringe in a stationary position within confines of the chamber; one of the case halves having a bottom projection having at least one corner, which, when engaged, prevents the one of the case halves from rotating in unison with the other of the case halves. 15. A method of providing a radiopharmaceutical pig, comprising:encapsulating and sealing an inner facing surface of a lead shield with a liner;confining the lead shield and a further lead shield within a cavity defined by two case halves, each of the lead shield and the further lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves, the lead shield and the further lead shield each defining a chamber a portion of which being bounded by the inner facing surface encapsulated by the liner;inserting within the chamber a radiopharmaceutical syringe that is free of any sharps container; andsecuring the two case halves to each other. 16. A method as in claim 15, wherein the inserting includes placing a portion of the radiopharmaceutical syringe within the portion of the chamber that is bounded by the inner facing surface encapsulated by the liner, and accommodating a remaining portion of the radiopharmaceutical syringe in a remainder of the chamber. 17. A method as in claim 15, further comprising encapsulating the further lead shield with a further liner. 18. A method of claim 15, further comprising securely attaching the liner with a material selected from a group consisting of glue, an epoxy, a laminate and heat sealing materials. 19. A method of claim 15, wherein the two lead shields each have an outwardly extending flange with a further surface that faces opposite each other clear of the chamber, further comprising encapsulating the face of at least one of the two lead shields with the liner. 20. A method as in claim 15, further comprising preventing the two case halves from rolling along a flat surface although the case halves each have an cylindrical exterior by providing flats spaced apart from each other about a circumference of the cylindrical exterior of at least one of the two case halves. 21. A method as in claim 15, further comprising adhering the liner to the inner facing surface. 22. A method of providing a radiopharmaceutical pig, comprising:encapsulating and sealing an inner facing surface of a lead shield with a liner;confining the lead shield and a further lead shield within a cavity defined by two case halves, each of the lead shield and the further lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves, the lead shield and the further lead shield each defining a chamber a portion of which being bounded by the inner facing surface encapsulated by the liner;securing the two case halves to each other; and engaging a projection at a bottom of one of the two case halves so as to prevent rotation of the one of two case halves in unison with the other of the two case halves; the projection having at least one corner, and rotating the other of the two case halves relative to the one of the two case halves to either tighten or loosen the two case halves from each other. 23. A method of providing a radiopharmaceutical pig, comprising:encapsulating and sealing an inner facing surface of a lead shield with a liner;confining the lead shield and a further lead shield within a cavity defined by two ca se halves, each of the lead shield and the further lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves, the lead shield and the further lead shield each defining a chamber a portion of which being bounded by the inner facing surface encapsulated by the liner;securing the two case halves to each other, and heat sealing the liner. 24. A method of providing a radiopharmaceutical pig, comprising:encapsulating and sealing an inner facing surface of a lead shield with a liner;confining the lead shield and a further lead shield within a cavity defined by two case halves, each of the lead shield and the further lead shield being secured to a respective one of the two case halves, the lead shield and the further lead shield each defining a chamber a portion of which being bounded by the inner facing surface encapsulated by the liner; andsecurely attaching the liner with a material selected from a group consisting of glue, an epoxy, a laminate and heat sealing materials, the cavity being free of a sharps container.