Domain I(A): understand the fundamentals of radiation physics & detection

6 hours

Tc-99m half-life

140 keV

Tc-99m energy

isomeric transition

Tc-99m decay mode

20%

Tc-99m photopeak window

Mo-99

Tc-99m parent isotope

generator

Tc-99m production method

66 hours

Mo-99 half-life

740 keV (gamma)

Mo-99 energy

beta decay

Mo-99 decay mode

U-235

Mo-99 parent isotope

reactor

Mo-99 production method

8 days

I-131 half-life

364 keV (gamma)

I-131 energy

beta decay

I-131 decay mode

Te-130

I-131 parent isotope

reactor

I-131 production method

2.8 days

I-123 half-life

171 keV, 245 keV

I-123 energies

electron capture

I-123 decay mode

Cd-112

I-123 parent isotope

cyclotron

I-123 production method

78 hours

Ga-67 half-life

662 keV

Ga-67 energy

electron capture

Ga-67 decay mode

Zn-68

Ga-67 parent isotope

cyclotron

Ga-67 production method

68 min

Ga-68 half-life

1.9 MeV (positron emission)

Ga-68 energy

positron emission (& some electron capture)

Ga-68 decay mode

generator

Ga-68 production method

Ge-68

Ga-68 parent isotope

271 days

Ge-68 half-life

1.1 MeV (positron emisson)

Ge-68 energy

positron emission

Ge-68 decay mode

cyclotron

Ge-68 production method

73 hours

Tl-201 half-life

135 keV, 167 keV

Tl-201 energies

electron capture

Tl-201 decay mode

As-68, Se-69

Tl-201 parent isotopes

cyclotron

Tl-201 production method

5.25 days

Xe-133 half-life

81 keV, 208 keV

Xe-133 energies

beta decay (& gamma emission)

Xe-133 decay mode

I-133

Xe-133 parent isotope

reactor

Xe-133 production method

110 minutes

F-18 half-life

511 keV

F-18 energy

positron emission

F-18 decay mode

cyclotron

F-18 production method

75 seconds

Rb-82 half-life

511 keV

Rb-82 energy

positron emission (& electron capture)

Rb-82 decay mode

Sr-82

Rb-82 parent isotope

generator

Rb-82 production method

10 min

N-13 half-life

511 keV

N-13 energy

positron emission

N-13 decay mode

O-13

N-13 parent isotope

cyclotron

N-13 production method

20 min

C-11 half-life

511 keV

C-11 energy

positron emission

C-11 decay mode

N-14

C-11 parent isotope

cyclotron

C-11 production method

271 days

Co-57 half-life

122 keV

Co-57 energy

electron capture

Co-57 decay mode

Ni-57

Co-57 parent isotope

reactor

Co-57 production method

30 years

Cs-137 half-life

662 keV

Cs-137 energy

beta decay

Cs-137 decay mode

Ba-137m

Cs-137 parent isotope

reactor

Cs-137 production method

6.7 days

Lu-177 half-life

113 keV (gamma), 175 keV (beta)

Lu-177 energies

beta decay

Lu-177 decay mode

Lu-176

Lu-177 parent isotope

reactor

Lu-177 production method

11.43 days

Ra-223 half-life

5.8 MeV

Ra-223 energy

alpha decay

Ra-223 decay mode

Th-227, Ac-223, Fr-223

Ra-223 parent isotopes

generator

Ra-223 production method

46.3 hours

Sm-153 half-life

810 keV

Sm-153 energy

negatron decay

Sm-153 decay mode

Sm-152

Sm-153 parent isotope

reactor

Sm-153 production method

50.5 days

Sr-89 half-life

1.46 MeV

Sr-89 energy

beta decay

Sr-89 decay mode

Y-89

Sr-89 parent isotope

reactor

Sr-89 production method

64 hours

Y-90 half-life

2.3 MeV

Y-90 energy

beta decay

Y-90 decay mode

Sr-90

Y-90 parent isotope

reactor

Y-90 production method

bremsstrahlung

produced when high-speed electron is decelerated or "braked" by the electric field of the nucleus of a target atom