From: A comprehensive overview of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology
Radionuclides | Physical half-life | Principle gamma photon radiation emission(s) | Emission probability per decay (percent photon yield) |
---|---|---|---|
Cobalt-57 (57Co) | 271.8 days | 14, 122, 136 keV | 9.2, 85.5, 10.7% |
Fluorine-18 (18F) | 110 minutes | 511 keV* | 19.3% |
Galium-67 (67Ga) | 78.3 hours (3.26 days) | 91, 93, 184, 209, 300, 393 keV | 3.0, 37.8, 20.1, 2.4, 16.8, 4.7% |
Indium-111 (111In) | 67.4 hours (2.81 days) | 171, 247 keV | 90.7, 94.1% |
Iodine-123 (123I) | 13.2 hours | 159, 529 keV | 83.4, 1.3% |
Iodine-124 (124I) | 100.3 hours (4.18 days) | 511 keV* | not easily characterized |
Iodine-125 (125I) | 1443.4 hours (60.14 days) | 35 keV | 6.7% |
Iodine-131 (131I) | 193.0 hours (8.04 days) | 80, 284, 364, 637, 642, 723 keV | 2.6, 6.1, 81.2, 7.3, 0.2, 1.8% |
Technetium-99m (99mTc) | 6.04 hours | 140, 142 keV | 88.5, 0.023% |
Thallium-201 (201Tl) | 73.0 hours (3.04 days) | 71, 135, 167 keV | 47.0, 2.7, 10.0% |