Review Article
Nanotargeted Radionuclides for Cancer Nuclear Imaging and Internal Radiotherapy
Table 3
Characteristics of nanotargeted nuclear imaging modalities [
20,
21].
| | Modality | Image probe (Amount of probe) | Type of radiation | Sensitivity | Spatial Resolution | Depth | Nanoparticle design |
| | SPECT | , 111In etc | -ray | 10−10-10−11 (pM) | 0.5–1 mm | No limit | Surface | | | | | | | Bio-conjugation | | | | | | | or after loading | | loaded or labeled | | | | | | | nanocarriers (ng) | | | | | | | PET | 18F, 64Cu etc | Positron | 10−11-10−12 (pM) | 1-2 mm | No limit | Surface | | | | | | | Bio-conjugation | | | | | | | or after loading | | loaded or labeled | High energy | | | | | | nanocarriers (ng) | -ray | | | | |
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SPECT: single photon emission computed tomography; PET: positron emission tomography.
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