Table 1 . Selection of radioisotopes for SPECT imaging and/or therapy .
SPECT-isotopes | Half-life | β — Energy average [keV] | γ-Energy |
99mTc (Technetium-99m) | 6.02 h | - | 141 keV (89 %) |
111In (Indium-111) | 2.80 d | - | 171 keV (91 %), 245 (94 %) |
67 Ga (Gallium-67) | 3.26 d | - | 93 (39 %), 185 (21 %), 300 (17 %), 394 (5 %) |
123 I (Iodine-123) | 13.22 h | - | 159 (83 %) |
131 I (Iodine-131) | 8.03 d | 182 (100 %) | 365 (82 %) |
186 Re (Rhenium-186) | 3.72 d | 347 (93 %) | 137 (9.5 %) |
188 Re (Rhenium-188) | 17.0 h | 763 (100 %) | 155 (16 %) |
67 Cu (Copper-67) | 2.58 d | 141 (100 %) | 185 (49 %) |
177 Lu (Lutetium-177) | 6.65 d | 134 (100 %) | 113 (10 %), 208 (10 %) |