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Table 1.

Metal-based radionuclides (γ and β⁺ ) for molecular imaging

Radionuclide	Production/availability	Decay	E_γ/E_β⁺ (keV)
Cu-64	Cyclotron	EC, β⁻, and β⁺	γ, 1345.8; β⁻, 578, β⁺, 651
Ga-66	Cyclotron	EC and β⁺	γ, 1039.3 and 2752.2; β⁺, 4153
Ga-67	Cyclotron	EC	γ, 93.3, 184.6, and 300.2
Ga-68	Cyclotron	EC and β⁺	γ, 1077.3; β⁺, 1899
Y-86	Cyclotron	EC and β⁺	γ, 1076.7, 627.8, and 1153.1; β⁺, 1248
Tc-99m	9⁹Mo/^99mTc Generator	IT	γ, 142.7
In-111Cycl	Cyclotron	EC	γ, 171.3 and 245.4
Pb-203	Cyclotron	Y	γ, 279.2