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. 2023 Sep;64(9):1456–1462. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.123.265484

TABLE 2.

177Lu S Values and Volumes and Volume Fractions of Red Marrow from University of Florida Male/Female Hybrid Phantom at Skeletal Sites Used for Absorbed Dose Calculations in This Study

Skeletal site S (RM ← RM) (mGy/MBq/s) Red marrow volume (cm3) Red marrow volume fraction ICRP 70 cellularity (%)
Male Female Male Female Male Female
T vertebrae 1.05E−04 1.35E−04 147.2 112.5 0.63 0.62 70
L vertebrae 1.05E−04 1.08E−04 146.9 141.0 0.63 0.61 70
T/L vertebrae 5.25E−05 6.00E−05 294.0 253.5 0.63 0.62 70
Hip bones 3.85E−05 5.26E−05 299.7 225.5 0.43 0.46 48
Skeletal average 1.07E−05 1.40E−05 1170 904 0.52 0.47

ICRP = International Commission on Radiological Protection.