Radioisotope | T1/2 | Decay Mode | Decay Summary |
---|---|---|---|
32P | 14.29 days | β− | Eavg = 694 keV, Emax = 1710 keV, (Rcsdamax)bone = 4.75 mm |
166Ho | 26.8 hours | β− | Eavg = 666 keV, Emax = 1854 keV, (Rcsdamax)bone = 5.20 mm |
90Yb | 64.1 hours | β− | Eavg = 934 keV, Emax = 2284 keV, (Rcsdamax)bone = 6.51 mm |
125I | 59.3 days | ε | Eavg = 28 keV, Yγ = 159.6% |
18F | 110 mo | β+ | Eavg = 633.5 keV, Emax = 249.8 keV, (Rcsdamax)bone = 1.0 mm; produces 511 keV annihilation photons, Yγ = 96.73% |
99mTc | 6.01 hours | IT | Eavg = 131 keV, Yγ = 96.5% |
Note:—32P indicates phosphorus-32; 166Ho, holmium-166; 90Yb, yttrium-90; 125I, iodine 125; 18F, fluorine-18; 99mTc, technetium-Tc99m; ε, low energy photon; T1/2, half-life; IT, mid energy photon; Eavg, average energy; Emax, max energy; (Rcsdamax)bone, continuous-slowing-down-approximation of maximum range in bone; Yγ, gamma photon yield.