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Table 1
Radionuclides considered in this study: physical half-life, physical or pharmaceutical form, medical application, and administered activity.
| Radionuclide | Physical half-life (days) | Physical or pharmaceutical form | Medical application | Administered activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| phosphorus-32 | 14.3 | Phosphate | Polycythemia | 260 MBq |
| strontium-89 | 50.7 | chloride (Metastron®) |
Bone metastasis (palliative) | 150 MBq |
| yttrium-90 | 2.7 | Citrate or silicate (colloid) | Radiation synovectomy | 225 MBq |
| ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin®) |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.2 GBq | ||
| SIR-sphere® (microspheres) |
Liver cancers (radioembolization) | 2 GBq | ||
| Therasphere® (microspheres) |
Liver cancers (radioembolization) | 5 GBq | ||
| indium-111 | 2.8 | Pentetreotide | Tumors overexpressing somatostatin receptors | 6.7 GBq |
| iodine-131 | 8.0 | Iodide | Benign thyroid diseases | 700 MBq 800 MBq |
| Iodide | Thyroid cancer | 1.5 GBq 3.7 GBq 5.6 GBq |
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| MIBG | Adrenal cancers (pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, etc.) |
5.6 GBq 7.4 GBq |
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| Lipiodol (Lipiocis®) | Liver cancers (radioembolization) | 2.2 GBq | ||
| samarium-153 | 1.95 | EDTMP (Quadramet®) |
Bone metastasis (palliative) | 4 GBq |
| holmium-166 | 1.1 | QuiremSpheres® (microspheres) |
Liver cancers (radioembolization) | 12 GBq |
| erbium-169 | 9.4 | Citrate (colloid) | Radiation synovectomy | 750 MBq |
| lutetium-177 | 6.7 | [177Lu][DOTA0, Tyr3] octreotate (Lutathera®) |
Intestine tumours | 7.4 GBq |
| PSMA (Pluvicto®) |
Metastatic prostate cancers | 7.4 GBq | ||
| rhenium-186 | 3.8 | Citrate (colloid) | Radiation synovectomy | 370 MBq |
| radium-223 | 11.4 | Dichloride (Xofigo®) |
Bone metastasis | 6 MBq |
| actinium-225 | 10.0 | PSMA-617 | Metastatic prostate cancers | 15 MBq |
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