Research Article

Uncertainty Analysis in the Calibration of an Emission Tomography System for Quantitative Imaging

Table 1

Half-lives and associated standard uncertainties for a selection of radionuclides used both in diagnosis and in therapy [6].

Radionuclide Use

18F1.82890 h 0.012 Diagnosis
6.0067 h 0.017 Diagnosis
131I8.0233 d 0.023Diagnosis and therapy
177Lu6.647 d 0.060 Therapy
90Y2.6684 d 0.048 Therapy
223Ra11.43 d 0.26 Therapy