Table 1 Physical properties of copper radionuclides of interest for nuclear medicine
From: Production of the PET radionuclide 61Cu via the 62Ni(p,2n)61Cu nuclear reaction
Radionuclide | Half-life | Eβ+,mean/keV (Intensity/%) | Eβ-,mean/keV (Intensity/%) | Eγ/keV (Intensity/%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
60Cu | 23.7 m | 872 (49) | 1333 (88) | |
1325 (15) | 1792 (45.4) | |||
840 (11.6) | No emission | 826.4 (21.7) | ||
1720 (5) | 3124 (4.8) | |||
805 (4.6) i.a | 1862 (4.8) i.a | |||
524 (51) | 282.9 (12.7) | |||
61Cu | 3.34 h | 399 (5.8) | No emission | 656.0 (10.4) |
238 (2.5) | 67.41 (4.0) | |||
494 (2.1) | 1185 (3.6) i.a | |||
62Cu | 9.67 m | 1321 (97.6) | No emission | 1173 (0.34) i.a |
64Cu | 12.7 h | 278 (17.5) | 191 (38.5) | 1346 (0.47) |
67Cu | 61.8 h | No emission | 121 (57) | 184.5 (48.7) |
154 (22) | 93.3 (16.1) | |||
189 (20) | 91.3 (7.9) i.a | |||
51 (1.1) i.a |