Iodine131CapsulesQualityChecker

Iodine131 Capsules

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Iodine-131 Capsules Quality Checker — Iodine-131 Capsules (radiopharmaceutical for thyroid therapy) (Ph. Eur., USP <823>)

ℹ️  The utility checks activity (% of declared), radiochemical purity, volatile iodine, disintegration, microbiology, heavy metals, residual solvents.
ℹ️  Does not use machine learning — rule-based logic only.
⚠️  CRITICAL: Volatile iodine (≤5.0%) — radiation exposure risk to personnel! Radiochemical purity (≥95.0%) — therapy efficacy and minimization of radiation dose!

Usage:
  Iodine131CapsulesQualityChecker.exe                            → demo mode (console output)
  Iodine131CapsulesQualityChecker.exe input.csv output.json      → evaluate your data

Input format:
BatchNumber,MeasuredActivityMBq,DeclaredActivityMBq,RadiochemicalPurity,VolatileIodine,DisintegrationTime,HeavyMetals,TAMC,TYMC,EColiDetected,SalmonellaDetected,EthanolPPM,AcetonePPM

Example (pathogens: 0=not detected, 1=detected):
I131-2026-001,370.0,370.0,98.0,2.0,10.0,10,500,50,0,0,800,500

— WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
Iodine-131 capsules — radiopharmaceutical for:
• Treatment of diffuse toxic goiter (Graves' disease)
• Therapy of thyroid cancer after thyroidectomy
• Suppression of residual thyroid tissue function
⚠️ CRITICAL:
• Activity 90.0–110.0% of declared — ensures therapeutic dose and minimizes risk of under/over-treatment
• Radiochemical purity ≥95.0% — ensures delivery of iodine-131 specifically to thyroid tissue, not other organs
• Volatile iodine ≤5.0% — CRITICAL FOR PERSONNEL SAFETY! Volatile forms evaporate when package is opened, creating radiation hazard
• Disintegration ≤15.0 min — ensures release of active substance in GI tract for absorption
⚠️ Special attention: Iodine-131 capsules require STRICT radiation safety measures during production and quality control! Volatile iodine control is mandatory at all stages. Microbiological control is important as capsules are taken orally, but less strict than for parenteral forms.
Critical parameters:
• Activity: 90.0–110.0% of declared
• Radiochemical purity: ≥95.0%
• Volatile iodine: ≤5.0% (CRITICAL FOR PERSONNEL SAFETY!)
• Disintegration: ≤15.0 minutes
• Heavy metals: ≤20 ppm
• TAMC: ≤1000 CFU/g
• TYMC: ≤100 CFU/g
• Absence of E. coli and Salmonella
• Residual solvents: ethanol ≤5000 ppm, acetone ≤5000 ppm
⚠️ Note: Utility calculates activity as percentage of declared dose (not absolute value), allowing use for capsules of different strengths (37, 185, 370, 740, 1110, 1850, 3700, 7400 MBq). Volatile iodine control performed by sublimation or gas chromatography method. Radiochemical purity determined by TLC method.

input.csv

BatchNumber,MeasuredActivityMBq,DeclaredActivityMBq,RadiochemicalPurity,VolatileIodine,DisintegrationTime,HeavyMetals,TAMC,TYMC,EColiDetected,SalmonellaDetected,EthanolPPM,AcetonePPM
I131-2026-001,370.0,370.0,98.0,2.0,10.0,10,500,50,0,0,800,500

URS & FS — user requirements and functional specification

This document defines user requirements and functional specification for the quality-control utility. It supports deployment discussion, IQ/OQ preparation and QC workflow integration.

Utility: Iodine131CapsulesQualityCheckerAPI / object: Iodine131 CapsulesCategory: Radiopharmaceuticals

1. Scope

The Iodine131 Capsules Quality Checker utility is used for Iodine131 Capsules. The actual input.csv is the source of truth for the input structure; control criteria are defined by the executable and the domain description.

The utility does not use machine learning; decisions are produced by deterministic rules.

Categories: Radiopharmaceuticals

Tags: biologics, capsules, decay correction, endotoxins, heavy metals, medical gases, microbiology, PET, radionuclide purity, radiopharma, residual solvents, SPECT

2. Execution modes

Iodine131CapsulesQualityChecker.exe                            → demo mode (console output)
Iodine131CapsulesQualityChecker.exe input.csv output.json      → evaluate your data

3. Key controlled areas

  • purity and impurities
  • dissolution / disintegration
  • residual solvents
  • microbiology and pathogens
  • heavy metals / elemental impurities
  • pH and physicochemical parameters
  • activity, decay and radiochemical purity

4. Domain limits and critical parameters

  • ⚠️ CRITICAL: Volatile iodine (≤5.0%) — radiation exposure risk to personnel! Radiochemical purity (≥95.0%) — therapy efficacy and minimization of radiation dose!
  • ⚠️ CRITICAL:
  • Activity 90.0–110.0% of declared — ensures therapeutic dose and minimizes risk of under/over-treatment
  • Radiochemical purity ≥95.0% — ensures delivery of iodine-131 specifically to thyroid tissue, not other organs
  • Volatile iodine ≤5.0% — CRITICAL FOR PERSONNEL SAFETY! Volatile forms evaporate when package is opened, creating radiation hazard
  • Disintegration ≤15.0 min — ensures release of active substance in GI tract for absorption
  • ⚠️ Special attention: Iodine-131 capsules require STRICT radiation safety measures during production and quality control! Volatile iodine control is mandatory at all stages. Microbiological control is important as capsules are taken orally, but less strict than for parenteral forms.
  • Critical parameters:
  • Activity: 90.0–110.0% of declared
  • Radiochemical purity: ≥95.0%
  • Volatile iodine: ≤5.0% (CRITICAL FOR PERSONNEL SAFETY!)
  • Disintegration: ≤15.0 minutes
  • Heavy metals: ≤20 ppm
  • TAMC: ≤1000 CFU/g
  • TYMC: ≤100 CFU/g
  • Absence of E. coli and Salmonella
  • Residual solvents: ethanol ≤5000 ppm, acetone ≤5000 ppm
  • ⚠️ Note: Utility calculates activity as percentage of declared dose (not absolute value), allowing use for capsules of different strengths (37, 185, 370, 740, 1110, 1850, 3700, 7400 MBq). Volatile iodine control performed by sublimation or gas chromatography method. Radiochemical purity determined by TLC method.
Limits stated in the description must be verified against the current approved specification, pharmacopoeial monograph and registration dossier before production use.

5. URS — user requirements

IDRequirementCriticalityAcceptance criterion
URS-001The system shall accept an input.csv file for Iodine131 Capsules with the exact columns listed in the “Input data contract” section.HighA file with the correct header is processed without manual editing; missing mandatory columns produce FAIL/import error.
URS-002The system shall support execution without arguments in demo mode and execution with input.csv output.json for user data.MediumBoth execution scenarios produce a predictable result or clear diagnostic error.
URS-003The system shall perform rule-based controls for: purity and impurities, dissolution / disintegration, residual solvents, microbiology and pathogens, heavy metals / elemental impurities, pH and physicochemical parameters, activity, decay and radiochemical purity.HighEach controlled parameter receives a status and message; the result does not depend on hidden Excel formulas or ML.
URS-004The system shall preserve traceability between batch/lot, source values, applied rules and final verdict.HighOutput includes batch identifier, source values, parameter statuses and critical findings.
URS-005The system shall generate machine-readable output.json for LIMS/ELN/MES, batch record and QA/QC review.HighJSON contains overall status, check array, warnings, failures and source-file reference.
URS-006The system shall support use in the client validation package: URS/FS, IQ/OQ preparation, installation and operational scenario checks.HighThe document, test scenarios and reproducible CSV/JSON flow are suitable for audit and internal approval.
URS-007The system shall clearly separate technical data errors from specification nonconformities.MediumSchema/type errors are not mixed with pharmacopoeial deviations and are reported separately.

6. input.csv data contract

The source of truth for the input schema is the actual input.csv header. Column names are technical identifiers and are not translated.

#ColumnTypeUnitDescriptionSampleControl rule
1BatchNumberidentifieras specifiedBatch NumberI131-2026-001mandatory field; used for batch/lot traceability
2MeasuredActivityMBqdecimalMBqMeasured Activity MBq370.0mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
3DeclaredActivityMBqdecimalMBqDeclared Activity MBq370.0mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
4RadiochemicalPuritydecimalas specifiedRadiochemical Purity98.0numeric value; compared with assay/purity limit from specification or method
5VolatileIodinedecimalas specifiedVolatile Iodine2.0mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
6DisintegrationTimedecimalminDisintegration Time10.0numeric value; dissolution/disintegration profile checked according to method
7HeavyMetalsdecimalas specifiedHeavy Metals10numeric value; checked as elemental/metal impurity
8TAMCdecimalas specifiedTAMC500numeric value; compared with microbiological limits
9TYMCdecimalas specifiedTYMC50numeric value; compared with microbiological limits
10EColiDetectedboolean / flag0/1EColi Detected0valid flag required; prohibited organisms and growth are normally expected as 0 / absent
11SalmonellaDetectedboolean / flag0/1Salmonella Detected0valid flag required; prohibited organisms and growth are normally expected as 0 / absent
12EthanolPPMdecimalppmEthanol PPM800numeric value; checked as residual solvent against the applicable limit
13AcetonePPMdecimalppmAcetone PPM500numeric value; checked as residual solvent against the applicable limit

CSV example

BatchNumber,MeasuredActivityMBq,DeclaredActivityMBq,RadiochemicalPurity,VolatileIodine,DisintegrationTime,HeavyMetals,TAMC,TYMC,EColiDetected,SalmonellaDetected,EthanolPPM,AcetonePPM
I131-2026-001,370.0,370.0,98.0,2.0,10.0,10,500,50,0,0,800,500

7. FS — functional specification

IDFunctionImplementation description
FS-001CLI entry pointThe executable Iodine131CapsulesQualityChecker.exe supports demo mode and input.csv output.json processing mode.
FS-002CSV parserThe import module reads CSV, validates header, column presence/order, value count and encoding. Decimal values are expected with a dot separator.
FS-003Field conversionEach column is converted to the expected type: identifier, text, decimal number, date/time or boolean flag.
FS-004Domain rule engineFor Iodine131 Capsules, explicit rules are applied: range, minimum, maximum, absence of prohibited flag, data completeness or calculation-based check.
FS-005Criticality handlingCritical violations produce FAIL; non-critical deviations and incomplete data produce WARNING; full conformance produces PASS.
FS-006JSON writeroutput.json stores overall status, per-parameter results, source values, warnings, failures and diagnostic messages.
FS-007Integration contractThe CSV → JSON format is stable for invocation from LIMS/ELN/MES, scheduled task or wrapper service.
FS-008Error handlingSchema error, missing file, non-numeric value or JSON write failure returns diagnosable error without silent PASS.

8. output.json contract

The output file must be suitable for automated processing, audit review and correlation with the source input.csv row.

{
  "utility": "Iodine131CapsulesQualityChecker",
  "api": "Iodine131 Capsules",
  "batchNumber": "I131-2026-001",
  "overallStatus": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
  "checkedAtUtc": "2026-05-18T00:00:00Z",
  "checks": [
    {
      "parameter": "BatchNumber",
      "value": "I131-2026-001",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "MeasuredActivityMBq",
      "value": "370.0",
      "unit": "MBq",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "DeclaredActivityMBq",
      "value": "370.0",
      "unit": "MBq",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "RadiochemicalPurity",
      "value": "98.0",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "VolatileIodine",
      "value": "2.0",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "DisintegrationTime",
      "value": "10.0",
      "unit": "min",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "HeavyMetals",
      "value": "10",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "TAMC",
      "value": "500",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    }
  ],
  "criticalFindings": [],
  "sourceFile": "input.csv"
}

9. OQ/PQ test scenarios

IDScenarioExpected result
TC-001Valid CSV with expected header and sample rowAll rows are processed; output contains PASS/WARNING/FAIL and parameter-level detail.
TC-002A mandatory input.csv column is missingImport is rejected or the row receives FAIL with schema reference.
TC-003A numeric field contains text or a blank valueType conversion error is recorded; the result is not hidden as PASS.
TC-004A parameter is outside specification or critical limitCritical parameters produce FAIL; non-critical deviations produce WARNING according to the rule.
TC-005Positive pathogen/microbiological flag or microbiological limit excursionCritical FAIL is produced with the offending parameter.
TC-006Insufficient dissolution or excessive disintegration timeFAIL/WARNING is produced according to method criticality.
TC-007Residual solvent above applicable limitFAIL is produced with solvent name and measured value.
TC-008Incorrect activity, reference time or radiochemical purityFAIL/WARNING is produced with calculation traceability.

10. QA/QC, CSV and change control

  • Before production use, the client records executable version, checksum, specification/monograph version, test CSV, expected JSON and IQ/OQ results.
  • Column names must not be changed without updating the validator and test scenarios.
  • The source CSV, output.json and utility version should be stored together as an evidence package.
  • Any change in control rules must go through change control and repeated OQ scenario verification.

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