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. 2021 Apr 11;26(8):2201. doi: 10.3390/molecules26082201

Table 1.

Characteristics of key radionuclide use for the development of new radiotracer in the immunotherapy field.

Radionuclide Half-life Type of Emission Energy of Emission (keV) Particle Maximum Range in Water
[11C] (carbon) 20.4 min β+ 970 3.67 mm
[68Ga] (gallium) 67.7 min β+ 1900 9.06 mm
[18F] (fluorine) 109.7 min β+ 640 2.16 mm
[64Cu] (copper) 12.7 h β+ (19%)
β− (38%)
γ (43%)
657
141
511 and 1346
≃ 2 mm
[89Zr] (zirconium) 3.27 d β+ 909 ≃ 3 mm