Are any additional restrictions required for a patient’s behaviour for positron emitting tracers other than 18F-FDG?
18F-FDG is by far the most commonly used radiotracer. Other tracers with shorter half lives (e.g. 82Rubidium, 13N-ammonia, 11C and 15O water) decay much faster than FDG, and therefore require no additional restrictions. Radiation dose rates from non-fluorine tracers with longer half lives have not been established in clinical use and are used very rarely in research studies. Individualized instructions would be required if these tracers are used.
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