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| Examples of FFTF-Produced Medical Isotopes |
| Isotope |
Description of use |
| Actinium-225 (AC-225) |
See Thorium-229 (Th-229) |
| Actinium-227 (AC-227) |
Parent of Radium-223 (Ra-223) which is an
alpha emitter used to treat metastases in the skeleton resulting from
cancer (i.e., breast and prostate cancers), and cancer
radioimmunotherapy |
| Bismuth-212 (Bi-212) |
See Thorium-228 (Th-228) |
| Bismuth-213 (Bi-213) |
See Thorium-229 (Th-229) |
| Cadmium-109 (Cd-109) |
Cancer detection |
| Cobalt-60 (Co-60) |
Radiation source for radiotherapy of
cancer, for food irradiators, and for sterilization of medical supplies |
| Copper-64 (Cu-64) |
A positron emitter used for cancer therapy
and SPECT imaging |
| Copper-67 (Cu-67) |
Beta/gamma emitter used in cancer
radioimmunotherapy and diagnostic studies (i.e., breast and colon
cancers, and lymphoma) |
| Dysprosium166 (Dy-166) |
Cancer radioimmunotherapy |
| Erbium-169 (Er-169) |
Rheumatoid arthritis treatment,
particularly for the small joints associated with fingers and toes |
| Europium-152 (Eu-152) |
Radiation source for food irradiation and
for sterilization of medical supplies |
| Europium-154 (Eu-154) |
Radiation source for food irradiation and
for sterilization of medical supplies |
| Gadolinium-153 (Gd-153) |
Osteoporosis detection and nuclear medical
quality assurance devices |
| Gold-198 (Au-198) |
Implant and intracavity therapy of
ovarian, prostate, and brain cancers |
| Holmium-166 (Ho-166) |
Multiple myeloma treatment in targeted
skeletal therapy, cancer radioimmunotherapy, bone marrow ablation, and
rheumatoid arthritis treatment |
| Iodine-125 (I-125) |
Osteoporosis detection, diagnostic
imaging, tracer drugs, brain cancer treatment, radiolabeling, tumor
imaging, mapping of receptors in the brain, interstitial radiation
therapy, brachytherapy for treatment of prostate cancer, determination
of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), determination of plasma volume,
detection of deep vein thrombosis of the legs |
| Iodine-131 (I-131) |
Thyroid function evaluation, thyroid
disease detection, treatment of thyroid cancer as well as other
non-malignant thyroid diseases (i.e., Graves disease, goiters, and
hyperthyroidism), treatment of leukemia, lymphoma, and other forms of
cancer (e.g., breast cancer) using radioimmunotherapy |
| Iridium-192 (Ir-192) |
Brachytherapy, brain and spinal cord tumor
treatment, treatment of blocked arteries (i.e., arteriosclerosis and
restenosis), and implants for breast and prostate tumors |
| Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) |
Cancer radioimmunotherapy and treatment of
blocked arteries (i.e., arteriosclerosis and restenosis) |
| Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) |
Parent of Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) which is
used for imaging the brain, liver, lungs, heart, and other organs.
Currently, Tc-99m is the most widely used radioisotope used for
diagnostic imaging of various cancers and diseases involving the brain,
heart, liver, lungs; also used in detection of deep vein thrombosis of
the legs |
| Osmium-194 (Os-194) |
Cancer radioimmunotherapy |
| Palladium-103 (Pd-103) |
Prostate cancer treatment |
| Platinum-195m (Pt-195m) |
Studies on biodistribution and metabolism
of cisplatin, a chemotherapeutic drug |
| Phosphorus-32 (P-32) |
Polycythemia rubra vera (blood cell
disease) and leukemia treatment, bone cancer diagnosis/treatment; colon,
pancreatic, and liver cancer treatment; radiolabeling nucleic acids for
in vitro research, diagnosis of superficial tumors, treatment of blocked
arteries (i.e., arteriosclerosis and restenosis), and intracavity
therapy |
| Phosphorus-33 (P-33) |
Leukemia treatment, bone disease
diagnosis/treatment, radiolabeling, and treatment of blocked arteries
(i.e., arteriosclerosis and restenosis) |
| Radium-223 (Ra-223) |
See Actinium-227 (Ac-227) |
| Rhenium-186 (Re-186) |
Bone cancer pain relief, rheumatoid
arthritis treatment, and diagnosis and treatment of lymphoma and bone,
breast, colon, and liver cancers using radioimmunotherapy |
| Rhenium-188 (Re-188) |
Cancer diagnosis and treatment using
radioimmunotherapy, bone cancer pain relief, treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis, and treatment of prostate cancer |
| Rhodium-105 (Rh-105) |
Cancer radioimmunotherapy |
| Samarium-145 (Sm-145) |
Ocular cancer treatment |
| Samarium-153 (Sm-153) |
Cancer radioimmunotherapy and bone cancer
pain relief |
| Scandium-47 (Sc-47) |
Cancer radioimmunotherapy and bone cancer
pain relief |
| Selenium-75 (Se-75) |
Radiotracer used in brain studies, imaging
of adrenal cortex by gamma-scintigraphy, lateral locations of steroid
secreting tumors, pancreatic scanning, detection of hyperactive
parathyroid glands, measure rate of bile acid loss from the endogenous
pool |
| Strontium-85 (Sr-85) |
Bone cancer detection and brain scans |
| Strontium-89 (Sr-89) |
Bone cancer pain relief, multiple myeloma
treatment, and osteoblastic therapy |
Technetium-99m
(Tc-99m) |
See Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) |
| Thorium-228 (Th-228) |
Parent of Bismuth-212 (Bi-212) which is an
alpha emitter used in cancer radioimmunotherapy |
| Thorium-229 (Th-229) |
Parent of Actinium-225 (Ac-225) and
grandparent of Bismuth-213 (Bi-213) which are alpha emitters used in
cancer radioimmunotherapy |
| Thulium-170 ( Tm-170) |
Gamma source for blood irradiators, energy
soruce for implanted medical devices |
| Tin-117m (Sn-117m) |
Cancer immunotherapy and bone cancer pain
relief |
| Tungsten-188 (W-188) |
Parent for Rhenium-188 (Re-188) which is
used for cancer diagnostics/treatment, bone cancer pain relief,
rheumatoid arthritis treatment, and treatment of blocked arteries (i.e.,
arteriosclerosis and restenosis) |
| Xenon-127 (Xe-127) |
Neuroimaging of brain disorders, high
resolution SPECT studies, pulmonary function tests, and cerebral blood
flow studies |
| Ytterbium-175 (Yb-175) |
Cancer radioimmunotherapy |
| Yttrium-90 (Y-90) |
Microseeds obtained from irradiating
Yttrium-89 (Y-89) for liver cancer treatment |
| Yttrium-91 (Y-91) |
A gamma-emitting label for Yttrium-90
(Y-90) which is used for cancer radioimmunotherapy (i.e., lymphoma,
breast, colon, kidney, lung, ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, and
inoperable liver cancers) |
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