Radionuclides Flashcards
1
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Tc-99m
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Energy: 140 keV Decay: Isomeric transition Half Life: 6 hrs Production: Generator Misc:
2
Q
Iodine-123
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Energy: 159 keV Decay: Electron capture Half Life: 13 hrs Production: Cyclotron Misc:
3
Q
Xenon-133
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Energy: 81 keV Decay: Electron capture Half Life: 125 hrs (5 days) Production: Reactor Misc:
4
Q
Thallium-201
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Energy: 135 and 167 keV, but imaged with emissions of Hg-201 daughter product at 69 and 81 keV Decay: Electron capture Half Life: 73 hrs Production: Cyclotron (and reactor?) Misc: Potassium analog
5
Q
Indium-111
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Energy: 173 and 247 keV Decay: Electron capture Half Life: 67 hrs Production: Cyclotron Misc:
6
Q
Gallium-67
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Energy: 93, 184, 300, 393 keV Decay: Electron capture Half Life: 78 hrs Production: Cyclotron Misc: Iron analog
7
Q
Iodine-131
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Energy: 365 keV Decay: Beta minus Half Life: 8 days Production: Reactor Misc:
8
Q
Fluorine-18
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Energy: 511 keV Decay: Beta positive/positron emission Half Life: 110 minutes Production: Cyclotron Misc:
9
Q
Cobalt-57
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Energy: 122 and 136 keV Decay: Electron capture Half Life: 271 days Production: Cyclotron Misc: Flood test/extrinsic uniformity
10
Q
Germanium-68/Gallium-68
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Energy: 511 keV (Gallium) Decay: Beta positive/positron emission Half Life: 68 minutes (Ga), 270 days (Ge) Production: ? Misc: PET QA
11
Q
Strontium-89
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Energy: - Decay: Beta minus Half Life: 51 days Production: - Misc:
12
Q
Samarium-153
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Energy: 103 keV Decay: Beta minus Half Life: 46 hrs Production: - Misc:
13
Q
Radium-223
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Energy: - Decay: Alpha Half Life: 11 days Production: - Misc:
14
Q
Yttrium-90
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Energy: 175 and 185 keV Decay: Beta minus Half Life: 64 hrs (2.67 days) Production: - Misc:
15
Q
Rubidium-82
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Energy: 511 keV (PET agent) Decay: Beta positive/positron emission Half Life: 75 sec Production: Generator Misc: Potassium analog (Na/K pump) similar to thallium
