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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


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Stephen Karesh, PhD.

Last Updated: August 14, 1996
Created: March 1, 1996