TABLE 3

Absorbed Fractions φ in Rat Kidney Model

SourceTarget (%)
KidneysCortexSurfacePelvis
Kidneys90Y70.948.420.822.5
111In (γ-rays)1.61.10.50.5
111In (Au/IC e)97.972.635.825.3
177Lu (β-rays)96.871.434.625.4
177Lu (γ-rays)1.71.20.50.5
177Lu (Au/IC e)99.273.736.925.5
Cortex90Y64.954.024.711.0
111In (γ-rays)1.51.10.60.3
111In (Au/IC e)97.396.247.81.1
177Lu (β-rays)95.894.246.31.7
177Lu (γ-rays)1.61.20.60.3
177Lu (Au/IC e)98.998.549.30.4
1-mm surface90Y55.248.931.36.3
111In (γ-rays)1.31.10.60.3
111In (Au/IC e)94.894.790.90.001
177Lu (β-rays)91.891.885.90.001
177Lu (γ-rays)1.41.10.70.3
177Lu (Au/IC e)97.897.896.20.001
  • Au = Auger electron; IC = internal conversion electron.

    Radioactivity is either distributed homogeneously over kidney or cortex or in 1-mm outer surface layer of cortex.