Table 2 Radionuclides characteristics used in SIRT, data taken from [16] and NIST ESTAR Program [17]
Physical half-life (h) | β released energy per disintegration Δ and CSDA range in water in parenthesis | Δβ/λ [10−9 J∙Bq−1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
Phosphorus-32 (32P) | 343 | 696 keV (2.8 mm) | 198 |
Yttrium-90 (90Y) | 64 | 933 keV (4 mm) | 49.6 |
IODINE-131 (131I) | 192 | 182 keV (0.4 mm) | 29.0 |
Holmium-166 (166Ho) | 27 | 665 keV (2.6 mm) | 14.9 |
Lutetium-177 (177Lu) | 160 | 451 keV (1.5 mm) | 59.8 |
Rhenium-188 (188Re) | 17 | 762 keV (3.1 mm) | 10.8 |