Radionuclide Resource for
Cancer Applications
Isotopes
Characteristics of Nuclides Selected for Production

Isotope

Half-Life

Decay modes/%

Maximum β+ energy (MeV)

Reaction

Natural abundance of target isotope

Availability

76Br

16.2 h

β+/57.0
EC/43.0

3.98

76Se(p,n)

9.1%

Monthly

77Br

2.4 d

β+/0.7
EC/99.3

0.36

77Se(p,n)

7.6%

Shipping available on request

124I

4.2 d

β+/25.0
EC/75.0

2.15

124Te(p,n)

4.8%

in-house use

86Y

14.7 h

β+/34.0
EC/66.0

3.15

86Sr(p,n)

9.9%

Monthly

94mTc

52.0 m

β+/72.0
EC/28.0

2.47

94Mo(p,n)

9.3%

in-house use

66Ga

9.5 h

β+/56.5
EC/43.5

4.15

66Zn(p,n)

27.8%

in-house use

60Cu

23.7 m

β+/93.0
EC/7.0

3.92

60Ni(p,n)

26.1%

in-house use

61Cu

3.3 h

β+/60.0
EC/40.0

1.22

61Ni(p,n)

1.25%

in-house use

64Cu

12.7 h

β+/19.0
EC/43.0
β-/38

0.66

64Ni(p,n)

1.16%

bi-weekly shipping
 
Contact: (Isotope Characterization)
Richard Laforest, Ph.D.
Phone: 314-362-8423
Fax: 314-362-9940
E-Mail: laforestr@wustl.edu
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