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Table 4 Equivalent doses of [18F]DiFA, [18F]FMISO, [18F]FAZA, [18F]HX4, and [18F]FETNIM to target organs

From: Biodistribution and radiation dosimetry of the novel hypoxia PET probe [18F]DiFA and comparison with [18F]FMISO

Target organs

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[18F]DiFA (2-h void)

[18F]FMISO [13] (2-h void)

[18F]FAZA [11] (2-h void)

[18F]HX4 [14] (1-h void)

[18F]FETNIM [15] (2-h void)

Adrenals

0.009 ± 0.000

0.017

0.012 ± 0.001

0.009 ± 0.001

0.012

Brain

0.004 ± 0.000

0.009

0.004 ± 0.001

0.005 ± 0.001

0.006

Breasts

0.006 ± 0.000

0.012

0.009 ± 0.001

0.006 ± 0.001

0.007

Gallbladder wall

0.014 ± 0.002

0.015

0.013 ± 0.004

0.024 ± 0.007

0.014

LLI wall

0.013 ± 0.001

0.014

0.013 ± 0.006

0.022 ± 0.002

0.012

Small intestine

0.015 ± 0.001

0.013

0.012 ± 0.005

0.015 ± 0.000

0.012

Stomach wall

0.009 ± 0.000

0.013

0.012 ± 0.001

0.009 ± 0.001

0.012

ULI wall

0.015 ± 0.001

0.014

0.013 ± 0.002

0.016 ± 0.003

0.014

Heart wall

0.008 ± 0.000

0.019

0.018 ± 0.001

0.009 ± 0.001

0.011

Kidneys

0.018 ± 0.003

0.016

0.017 ± 0.002

0.019 ± 0.002

0.027

Liver

0.011 ± 0.001

0.018

0.016 ± 0.003

0.014 ± 0.003

0.024

Lungs

0.008 ± 0.000

0.010

0.011 ± 0.008

0.008 ± 0.001

0.008

Muscle

0.008 ± 0.000

0.014

0.011 ± 0.009

0.008 ± 0.001

0.012

Ovaries

0.012 ± 0.000

0.018

0.014 ± 0.001

0.012 ± 0.001

0.013

Pancreas

0.012 ± 0.002

0.018

0.013 ± 0.002

0.010 ± 0.001

0.019

Red marrow

0.014 ± 0.001

0.011

0.011 ± 0.001

0.008 ± 0.001

0.012

Osteogenic cells

0.014 ± 0.000

0.008

0.011 ± 0.002

0.012 ± 0.001

0.011

Skin

0.006 ± 0.000

0.005

0.008 ± 0.001

0.006 ± 0.001

0.007

Spleen

0.010 ± 0.002

0.016

0.017 ± 0.008

0.009 ± 0.001

0.020

Testes

0.009 ± 0.000

0.015

0.004 ± 0.001

0.009 ± 0.001

0.010

Thymus

0.007 ± 0.000

0.016

0.011 ± 0.003

0.008 ± 0.001

0.009

Thyroid

0.007 ± 0.000

0.015

0.010 ± 0.001

0.008 ± 0.001

0.009

Urinary bladder wall

0.095 ± 0.014

0.021

0.047 ± 0.008

0.085 ± 0.010

0.062

Uterus

0.015 ± 0.001

0.018

0.020 ± 0.001

0.014 ± 0.001

0.015

Total body

0.009 ± 0.000

0.013

0.012 ± 0.002

0.008 ± 0.001

0.011

Effective dose

0.014 ± 0.001

0.013

0.013 ± 0.004

0.014 ± 0.001

0.015

  1. LLI lower large intestine, ULI upper large intestine. The data are mean ± SD/mean, mSv/MBq, n = 6 subjects.