POSITRON EMITTING RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
Nuclide .........................Tphys
.................Radiation .................Production
.................Compounds
carbon-11 .................20.4 min .................ß+ .................10B(d,n)11C .................CO, CO2, fatty acids, glucose, cyanide
nitrogen-13 .................9.96 min ...............ß+ ................12C(d,n)13N ....... ........NH3, cyanide, glutamic acid
oxygen-15 .................2.05 min .................ß+ .................14N(d,n)15O .......................CO, O2, H2O
................. ................. ................. ................. ...............16O(p,pn)15O
................. ................. ................. ................. ...............12C(a,n)15O
fluorine-18 .................110 min .................ß+ ................. ................. ................. .......fluorodeoxyglucose
Stephen Karesh, PhD. |
Last Updated: August 14, 1996 |