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. 2011 Jul 21;65(4):353–358. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(09)80099-3

Table 1.

PET Radionuclides

Isotope Half life Positron energy (MeV)
C-11 20 minutes 0.385
N-13 10 minutes 0.492
O-15 2 minutes 0.735
F-18 110 minutes 0.250
K-38 8 minutes 1.216
Cu-62 10 minutes 1.315
Cu-64 12.7 hours 0.278
Ga-68 68.1 hours 0.836, 0.352
Rb-82 1.3 minutes 1.523, 1.157
I-124 4.2 days 1.691, 7.228,1.509,1.376