Abstract
The principal xenon radioisotopes used in lung imaging are xenon-127 and xenon-133, which are available as the elemental gas or in a sterile saline solution. Other radioxenons, Xe-129m and Xe-131m, may be contaminants of Xe-127, but because of their shorter half-lives their relative contamination decreases with time. The radiation dose for each of these isotopes of xenon is calculated separately.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 459-465 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 5 |
State | Published - 1980 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging