Lutetium-177 (177Lu)
Lutetium-177 is a radioactive isotope of lutetium, a rare earth metal. It is used in targeted radionuclide therapy for the treatment of certain types of… Read More »Lutetium-177 (177Lu)
Lead-212 (212Pb)
Lead-212 is a radioactive isotope of lead that is used in targeted alpha-particle therapy for the treatment of certain types of cancer. It has a… Read More »Lead-212 (212Pb)
Krypton-81m (81mKr)
Krypton-81m is a radioactive isotope of krypton that is used in medical imaging, particularly in lung ventilation studies. It is a metastable isotope, meaning it… Read More »Krypton-81m (81mKr)
Iodine-131 (131I)
Properties: Iodine-131 (131I) is both a gamma and a beta emitter with a half-life of 8.02 days. The 131I gamma emission (364 keV; 81%) can… Read More »Iodine-131 (131I)
Iodine-125 (125I)
Properties: Iodine-125 (125I) is a gamma emitter at 35.5 keV (7%) with a half-life of 59.4 days. It also decays through an internally conversion process… Read More »Iodine-125 (125I)
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)
Iodine-123 (123I)
Its nuclear properties are also almost ideal for SPECT studies. In parallel, the radionuclide 123I is a halogen and thus a very useful analog label… Read More »Iodine-123 (123I)
Indium-111 (111In)
Indium-111 is a radioactive isotope of the element indium with a half-life of approximately 2.8 days. It is commonly used in nuclear medicine for imaging… Read More »Indium-111 (111In)
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)
Iron-59 (59Fe)
Properties: Iron-59 (59Fe) is a radionuclide for radioanalysis with a half-life of 44.5 days. It emits β– rays at 466 (53%) and 273 keV (45%)… Read More »Iron-59 (59Fe)