Tc-99m Generator
Specifications
AVAILABILITY
Generator (c)GMP
HALF-LIFE
Tc-99 6 hours
HALF-LIFE
Tc-99 6 hours
APPLICATION: Tc-99m generators are used for imaging and studying organs such as the brain, heart muscle, thyroid, lungs, liver, gallbladder and kidneys, as well as the skeleton and blood and for the investigation of tumors.
CHARACTERISTICS: Technetium Tc99m decays by an isomeric transition with a physical half-life of 6.02 hours. The principal photon that is useful for detection and imaging studies is listed in Table 1.
PROCESS DATA
Technetium-99m (99mTc) is a generator-produced isotope that is readily available and has a number of advantages over 201Tl for gamma camera imaging.
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