Table 2.
According to our search, the 15 beta-emitters most frequently published on in relation to radionuclide therapy and their properties. The data are taken from ICRP 107 [4].
| Radionuclide | Half-Life | Mean Energy/keV | Max Energy/MeV | X90 in Water ^/mm | Max CSDA Range in Tissue v/mm | Photons Intensity > 5% and Energy > 75 keV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-131 | 8.02 days | 181.9 | 0.81 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 364 keV (82%) 637 keV (7%) 284 keV (6%) |
| Y-90 | 64.10 h | 932.9 | 2.28 | 5.5 | 10.8 | |
| Lu-177 | 6.65 days | 133.3 | 0.50 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 208 keV (11%) 113 keV (6%) |
| P-32 | 14.26 days | 694.8 | 1.71 | 3.7 | 8.0 | |
| Re-188 | 17.00 h | 762.6 | 2.12 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 155 keV (16%) |
| Sr-89 | 50.53 days | 584.5 | 1.50 | 3.3 | 6.9 | |
| Re-186 * | 3.72 days | 346.6 | 1.07 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 137 keV (9%) |
| Sm-153 | 46.50 h | 223.6 | 0.81 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 103 keV (30%) |
| Au-198 | 2.70 days | 312.2 | 1.37 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 412 keV (96%) |
| Ho-166 | 26.80 h | 665.0 | 1.85 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 81 keV (7%) |
| Cu-67 | 61.83 h | 135.9 | 0.56 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 185 keV (49%) 93 keV (16%) 91 keV (7%) |
| Er-169 | 9.40 days | 99.6 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Dy-165 | 2.33 h | 439.7 | 1.29 | 2.5 | 5.8 | |
| Tb-161 | 6.91 days | 154.3 | 0.59 | 0.7 | 2.1 | |
| Sc-47 | 3.35 days | 161.9 | 0.60 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 159 keV (68%) |
* beta-particle yield of 186Re is 92.5%. ^ Calculated with Geant4 Application for Tomographic Emission (GATE); see Supplementary File S2 for details. v The continuous-slowing-down approximation (CSDA) range was calculated using the maximum energies with equation A.18 from Prestwich et al. (1989) [47].