TABLE 1.

Radionuclide Properties

RadionuclideHalf-life* (d)Principal β energy† (keV [mean])Range in bone‡ (mm [mean])Yield/ decay
32P14.266951.71.0
33P25.3476.60.051.0
89Sr50.535831.41.0
117mSn13.61135§0.151.14
153Sm1.952250.321.0
169Er9.401000.091.0
177Lu6.711330.151.0
186Re3.783230.640.94

  • ↵* Physical half-lives and mean energies taken from (38).

  • ↵† Most prevalent radiation emitted.

  • ↵‡ Approximate range taken from ICRU Report 37 (39).

  • ↵§ CE.