Table 1.
Radioisotopes typically used for nuclear medicine and their production routes. Here, r, g, and a in brackets indicate reactor, generator, and accelerator
| Imaging: conventional single photon emission tomography SPECT, SPECT/CT | Imaging: positron emission tomography (PET,PET/CT,PET/MRI) | Therapy, pain palliation, radioimmunotherapeutics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67Ga(a) | 18F(a) | 67Cu(a) | 131I(r) |
| 99mTc/99Mo(r)(g) | 61Cu(a) | 89Sr(r) | 153Sm(r) |
| 111In(a) | 64Cu(a) | 89Zr(a) | 169Er(r) |
| 123I(a) | 68Ga/68Ge(a)(g) | 90Y/90Sr(r)(g) | 177Lu(r) |
| 131I(r) | 82mRb/82Sr(a)(g) | 90Y(r) | 186Re(r) |
| 133Xe(r) | 89Zr(a) | 117mSn(r) | 188Re/188W(r)(g) |
| 201Tl(a) | 124I(a) | 123I(a) | alpha emitters, e.g. 213Bi/225Ac(g)(a) |