Iodine-124 (124I)
Properties: Iodine-124 (124I) is a long half-life PET imaging radionuclide that can be covalently bound to any organic vector. It decays into stable 124Te with… Read More »Iodine-124 (124I)
Gallium-68 (68Ga)
Gallium-68 is a positron-emitting radioisotope of the element gallium with a relatively short half-life of approximately 67.7 minutes. It is commonly used in positron emission… Read More »Gallium-68 (68Ga)
Fluorine-18 (18F)
Properties: Fluorine-18 (18F) is presently the most used PET imaging radionuclide. It is an almost pure β+ emitter (97%) with only 3% EC and 109.8… Read More »Fluorine-18 (18F)
Copper-64 (64Cu)
Properties: Copper-64 (64Cu) is a radionuclide with a half-life of 12.7 hours that decays with 39% into stable 64Zn (β-, 579 keV), 18% into stable… Read More »Copper-64 (64Cu)
Copper-62 (62Cu)
Properties:62Cu is a generator-produced positron emitter with a half-life of 9.74 min decaying 100% into stable 62Ni. It emits positrons with an average energy of… Read More »Copper-62 (62Cu)
Cobalt 57, 58, 60 (57Co, 58Co, 60Co)
Although sold through the same channels as radiopharmaceuticals, molecules labeled with cobalt radioisotopes are not used for imaging, but for ex vivo diagnostics. Very small… Read More »Cobalt 57, 58, 60 (57Co, 58Co, 60Co)
Carbon-11 (11C)
Carbon-11, often denoted as 11C, is a radioactive isotope of carbon. It is a positron-emitting radionuclide with a half-life of approximately 20.364 minutes. Carbon-11 is… Read More »Carbon-11 (11C)