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Radiopharmaceutical Parameter Number of respondents Minimum Maximum Median Mean 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 8 1.11 (0.030) 3.70 (0.100) 2.22 (0.060) 2.35 (0.064) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 11 5.55 (0.150) 74.00 (2.000) 18.50 (0.500) 26.40 (0.714) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 11 74.00 (2.00) 222.00 (6.000) 185.00 (5.000) 151.36 (4.091) 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 8 1.85 (0.050) 10.36 (0.280) 5.55 (0.150) 5.69 (0.154) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 12 18.50 (0.500) 148.00 (4.000) 37.00 (1.000) 53.96 (1.458) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 13 111.00 (3.000) 370.00 (10.000) 370.00 (10.000) 278.92 (7.538) 99mTc-methylene diphosphate (MDP) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 8 7.40 (0.200) 13.32 (0.360) 11.10 (0.300) 10.87 (0.294) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 13 22.20 (0.600) 185.00 (5.000) 92.50 (2.500) 99.90 (2.700) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 13 666.00 (18.000) 925.00 (25.000) 740.00 (20.000) 819.69 (22.154) 99mTc-diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid (DISIDA) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 7 1.85 (0.050) 3.70 (0.100) 2.78 (0.075) 2.97 (0.080) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 13 14.80 (0.400) 74.00 (2.000) 37.00 (1.000) 36.17 (0.978) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 13 92.50 (2.500) 370.00 (10.000) 185.00 (5.000) 200.65 (5.423) 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 7 5.18 (0.140) 7.40 (0.200) 5.55 (0.150) 5.45 (0.147) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 11 37.00 (1.000) 185.00 (5.000) 37.00 (1.000) 75.68 (2.045) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 13 296.00 (8.000) 370.00 (10.000) 370.00 (10.000) 360.04 (9.731) 99mTc-NaTcO4 (for Meckel's diverticulum) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 7 1.63 (0.044) 5.92 (0.160) 5.18 (0.140) 4.46 (0.121) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 12 7.40 (0.200) 148.00 (4.000) 37.00 (1.000) 49.27 (1.332) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 12 111.00 (3.000) 555.00 (15.000) 370.00 (10.000) 348.42 (9.417) 123I (NaI) (for the thyroid) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 4 0.06 (0.0015) 0.22 (0.0060) 0.10 (0.0028) 0.12 (0.0033) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 10 0.56 (0.0150) 11.10 (0.3000) 3.70 (0.1000) 3.76 (0.1015) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 11 3.70 (0.1000) 19.98 (0.5400) 8.14 (0.2200) 9.45 (0.2555) 99mTc-ethylcysteinate dimer (ECD) or 99mTc-exametazime (HMPAO) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 7 1.85 (0.050) 15.73 (0.425) 10.55 (0.285) 10.81 (0.292) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 11 18.50 (0.500) 370.00 (10.000) 185.00 (5.000) 174.91 (4.727) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 12 370.00 (10.000) 1110.00 (30.000) 740.00 (20.000) 810.92 (21.917) 99mTc-sestamibi (MIBI) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 7 5.70 (0.154) 18.50 (0.500) 12.95 (0.350) 11.97 (0.323) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 10 37.00 (1.000) 518.00 (14.000) 148.00 (4.000) 210.90 (5.700) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 12 370.00 (10.000) 1110.00 (30.000) 777.00 (21.000) 792.42 (21.417) 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin (MAA) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 7 1.11 (0.030) 4.88 (0.132) 1.85 (0.050) 2.31 (0.062) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 12 7.40 (0.200) 37.00 (1.000) 18.50 (0.500) 21.40 (0.578) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 12 111.00 (3.000) 222.00 (6.000) 138.75 (3.750) 143.99 (3.892) 99mTc-Ultratag (Mallinckrodt) (for gastrointestinal bleeding) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 6 3.70 (0.100) 11.10 (0.300) 8.33 (0.225) 7.92 (0.214) Minimum activity, MBq (mCi) 9 37.00 (1.000) 148.00 (4.000) 74.00 (2.000) 78.11 (2.111) Maximum activity, MBq (mCi) 11 185.00 (5.000) 740.00 (20.000) 740.00 (20.000) 615.55 (16.636) 99mTc-denatured RBCs (for the spleen) Activity/mass, MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 2 1.85 (0.050) 2.59 (0.070) 2.22 (0.060) 2.22 (0.060) Minimum Activity MBq (mCi) 6 18.50 (0.500) 92.50 (2.500) 37.00 (1.000) 40.08 (1.083) Maximum Activity MBq (mCi) 6 74.00 (2.000) 740.00 (20.000) 111.00 (3.000) 215.83 (5.833) 99mTc-Ultratag (Mallinckrodt) (for multiple gated acquisitions) Activity/Mass MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 5 7.40 (0.200) 14.80 (0.400) 8.14 (0.220) 9.69 (0.262) Minimum Activity MBq (mCi) 10 44.40 (1.200) 370.00 (10.000) 101.75 (2.750) 132.09 (3.570) Maximum Activity MBq (mCi) 11 555.00 (15.000) 925.00 (25.000) 740.00 (20.000) 733.27 (19.818) 67Ga (for inflammatory disease) Activity/Mass MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 5 1.48 (0.040) 2.59 (0.070) 1.85 (0.050) 1.90 (0.051) Minimum Activity MBq (mCi) 4 9.25 (0.250) 74.00 (2.000) 27.75 (0.750) 34.69 (0.938) Maximum Activity MBq (mCi) 6 111.00 (3.000) 185.00 (5.000) 166.50 (4.500) 154.17 (4.167) 67Ga (for tumor imaging) Activity/Mass MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 5 2.96 (0.080) 5.25 (0.142) 4.07 (0.110) 3.90 (0.105) Minimum Activity MBq (mCi) 10 9.25 (0.250) 111.00 (3.000) 37.00 (1.000) 41.07 (1.110) Maximum Activity MBq (mCi) 12 222.00 (6.000) 370.00 (10.000) 333.00 (9.000) 312.96 (8.458) 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Activity/Mass MBq/kg (mCi/kg) 6 5.18 (0.140) 7.40 (0.200) 5.37 (0.145) 5.67 (0.153) Minimum Activity MBq (mCi) 6 18.50 (0.500) 74.00 (2.000) 37.00 (1.000) 46.25 (1.250) Maximum Activity MBq (mCi) 8 370.00 (10.000) 555.00 (15.000) 407.00 (11.000) 430.13 (11.625)