nm/pet isotopes

diagnostic or therapeutic, half lives, decay, emissions

tc-99m

diagnostic, 6 hours, , isomeric transition, gamma

i-123

diagnostic, 13 hours, e- capture, gamma

in-111

2.8 days, diagnostic, e- capture, gamma (multiple E)

xe-133

diagnostic, 5.2 days, beta decay, gamma

tl-201

diagnostic, 3 days, e- capture, xray

i-131

therapy/diagnostic, 8 days, beta decay, betas and gamma

ra-223

therapy, 11.4 days, alpha decay, alphas and gamma

lu-177

therapy, 6.7 days, beta decay, betas and gamma

y-90

therapy, 64 hours, beta decay, betas

f-18

diagnostic, 110 min, positron decay, annihilation photons

ga-68

diagnostic, 68 min, positron decay, annihilation photons

rb-82

diagnostic, 76 sec, positron decay, annihilation photons

n-13

diagnostic, 10 mins, positron decay, annihilation photons

the PET radionuclides (f-18, ga-68, rb-82, and n-13) all share an energy of…

511 keV