[ RadSafe ] Effective half life question

William Lipton doctorbill34 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 25 15:30:40 CDT 2012


I recommend consulting the literature cited in previous posts.

Bill Lipton
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
On Oct 25, 2012 4:07 PM, "Jerry Cohen" <jjc105 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> What is the "effect" that effective half-life relates to?
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> The RADAR site has an excel sheet with biokinetic info on many
> radiopharmaceuticals
> http://www.doseinfo-radar.com/RADARHome.html
> This is the direct link to the excel sheet:
> http://www.doseinfo-radar.com/NMdoses.xls
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> Cary Renquist
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> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Kulp, Jeffrey
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> Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:00 PM
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> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Effective half life question
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> Hello Radsafers,
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> I have a question that is related to radiopharmaceuticals. I have been
> told by a colleague that the effective half-life of a radioactive
> isotope can differ based on the chemical preparation the isotope is in.
> Essentially the biological half life will change due to the varying
> clearance rates for different chemicals, thereby changing the effective
> half-life. Is there a database that addresses the different biological
> half-lives for various radiopharmaceuticals?
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> Thanks,
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> Jeffrey Kulp, RRPT
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