SUMMARY OF ALL RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS USED IN THE US


** refers to an Investigational New Drugs (IND).

__ Where there is a choice, the agent of choice has been underlined

 

Organ System

Radiopharmaceutical

Admin
Dose

ABSCESS AND
INFLAMMATORY SITES

In-111 leukocytes
Tc-99m leukocytes
Ga-67 citrate

0.5
10-20
5-10

ADRENAL CORTEX

I-131 iodomethylnorcholesterol **

1.5-2.0


ADRENAL MEDULLA

I-131 m-iodobenzylguanidine
I-123 m-iodobenzylguanidine **
In-111 Octreoscan

0.5
5-10
3-6


BONE IMAGING

Tc-99m methylenediphosphonate (MDP)
Tc-99m hydroxymethylenediphosphonate (HDP)
Tc-99m pyrophosphate (PYP) 

15-25
15-25
15-25


BONE PAIN  (PALLIATION)

Sr-89 chloride
P-32 sodium phosphate
Sm-153** EDTMP
Re-186** EHDP

4
4
1 mCi/kg
1 mCi/kg

BONE MARROW

Tc-99m sulfur colloid

8-10


BRAIN LESIONS

Tc-99m glucoheptonate
Tc-99m pertechnetate
Tc-99m DTPA

15-25
15-25
15-25

BRAIN PERFUSION

Tc-99m HMPAO
Tc-99m ECD 
I-123 HIPDM **
I-123 IMP

10-20
10-20
5
3-5

CARDIOVASCULAR
(BLOOD POOL)

Tc-99m RBC's
Cr-51 RBC's
Tc-99m human serum albumin (HSA)

15-25
0.05-0.08
15-25

CARDIOVASCULAR
(MYOCARDIUM)

Tl-201 chloride
Tc-99m sestamibi
Tc-99m teboroxime
Rb-82 chloride

2-3
15-25
15-25
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CISTERNOGRAM

In-111 DTPA

0.5

CYSTOGRAM

Tc-99m sulfur colloid
Tc-99m pertechnetate

1-2
1-2

GASTRIC EMPTYING

Tc-99m ovalbumin (solid phase)
Tc-99m resin beads in food (solid phase)
Tc-99m oatmeal (solid phase)
In-111 DTPA (liquid phase)

0.3-0.5
0.3-0.5
0.3-0.5
0.5

GE REFLUX

Tc-99m sulfur colloid

0.3-0.5

HEMANGIOMA

Tc-99m RBC's

15-25


HEPATOBILIARY

Tc-99m disofenin (DISIDA)
Tc-99m mebrofenin (CHOLETEC)
Tc-99m HIDA

3-8
3-8
3-8

INFARCT (MYOCARDIAL)

Tc-99m PYP

15-25



KIDNEYS

Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)
Tc-99m DTPA
Tc-99m glucoheptonate
I-131 o-iodohippurate (HIPPURAN)
Tc-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3)

5
10-15
5-10
0.2-0.4
5

LIVER

Tc-99m microaggregated albumin (MIAA)
Tc-99m sulfur colloid

5-10
5-10

LUNG PERFUSION

Tc-99m macroaggregated albumin (MAA)

2-4


LUNG VENTILATION

Tc-99m DTPA aerosol
Xe-133 gas
Xe-127 gas
Kr-81m gas

5
15-25
5
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LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY

Tc-99m sulfur colloid (ultrafiltered)

0.5-2.0

MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM

Tc-99m pertechnetate

10

PANCREAS (ISLET CELL CA)

In-111 Octreoscan

5

PARATHYROIDS

Tl-201 chloride/Tc-99m pertechnetate
Tc-99 sestamibi

2/1
5

PAROTIDS

Tc-99m pertechnetate

10


SPLEEN

Tc-99m MIAA
Tc-99m sulfur colloid
Tc-99m damaged RBC's

5-10
5-10
5

TESTICLES

Tc-99m pertechnetate (Torsion)
Tc-99m red cells (Varicocele)

15
25

THROMBUS

Tc-99m Acutect
In-111 platelets

15-20
0.5


THYROID SCAN

Tc-99m pertechnetate
I-123 sodium iodide
I-131 sodium iodide (substernal thyroid)
I-131 sodium iodide (whole body mets survey)

10
0.4
0.04-0.1
10


THYROID THERAPY

I-131 sodium iodide (Graves)
I-131 sodium iodide (hot nodule)
I-131 sodium iodide (carcinoma)

5-10
25-29.9
100-225

THYROID UPTAKE

I-123 sodium iodide
I-131 sodium iodide

0.2
0.005

TUMOR

F-18 FDG
Ga-67 citrate
In-111 Oncoscint
I-131 sodium iodide
I-131 monoclonal antibodies**
In-111 monoclonal antibodies**

5
5-12
5
5-10
varies
5

VENOGRAM

Tc-99m MAA

5-10