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Table 1 Decay characteristics for 161Tb and 177Lu [17]. Photon emission with low yields (< 0.3%) have been omitted

From: Establishment of a clinical SPECT/CT protocol for imaging of 161Tb

 

161Tb

177Lu

Half-life [days]

6.9

6.7

Mean energy β- [keV]

154

134

Energy γ (yield [%])

25.7 (23)

112.9 (6.2)

 

48.9 (17)

208.4 (10.4)

 

57.2 (1.8)

 
 

74.6 (10)

 
 

87–550 (0.5)

 

Energy X-ray (yield [%])

6.50 (6.8)

7.90 (1.5)

 

7.20 (1.5)

9.02 (1.1)

 

7.37 (2.4)

54.6 (1.6)

 

7.64 (1.4)

55.8 (2.8)

 

45.2 (6.6)

 
 

46.0 (11)

 
 

51.9 (1.2)

 
 

52.1 (2.3)

 

Energy conversion and Auger electrons [keV] (yield [%])

0–0.1 (72)

0–0.1 (27)

 

0.1–1 (738)

0.1–1 (55)

 

1–10 (303)

1–10 (30)

 

10–20 (42)

10–20

 

20–30 (18)

20–30

 

30–40 (39)

30–40

 

0–40 (1213)

0–40 (111)