TABLE 1A

Ratio of Photon Dose to β-Dose

Collection thickness (cm)131I153Sm177Lu18F68Ga124I
0.54.5%1.3%0.7%10.5%1.5%7.2%
17.5%2.0%1.1%17.4%2.5%11.9%
1.59.8%*2.6%1.5%22.9%*3.3%15.6%
  • * Results verified by Monte Carlo simulation.

  • For β emitters, collections are assumed to have radius 1/μ, where μ is mass attenuation coefficient for dominant photon energy. For positron emitters, collections are assumed to have radius of 10 cm.