Table 3.

Energy and half-life characteristics of selected positron-emitting isotopes.

Isotope	Half-life	Maximum positron energy	Maximum range	Spatial resolution (FWHM)	Radiation dose with internal intake{890}
18F	109 min	0.63 MeV	2.6 mm	0.22 mm	0.049 mSv/MBq
11C	20 min	0.96 MeV	4.2 mm	0.28 mm	0.024 mSv/MBq
13N	9.9 min	1.2 MeV	5.4 mm	0.35 mm	n/a
15O	122 s	1.74 MeV	8.4 mm	1.22 mm	n/a
82Rb	1.3 min	3.15 MeV	17.1 mm	2.6 mm	n/a
124I	4.2 d	2.14 MeV		∼ 1.5 mm	13 mSv/MBq
64Cu	12.7 h	3.3 MeV			0.12 mSv/MBq
120I	81 min	5.6 MeV			n/a