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Table 2 Most common radionuclides for scintigraphic imaging[23]

From: Emerging role of radiolabeled nanoparticles as an effective diagnostic technique

Radionuclides

Emission type

Half-life

E max(γ) [keV]

131I

γ (81.2%), β

8.0 days

284, 364, 637

67 Ga

γ

78.3 h

93, 184, 300, 393

111In

Auger, γ

67.2 h

171, 245

123I

Auger, γ

13.2 h

159

99mTc

γ

6.0 h

140

18 F

Positron

1.83 h

511

64Cu

Positron

12.7 h

511

188Re

γ (15%), β

16.9 h

155