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ArticleEJNMMI physics2024

Comparison of the dosimetry of scandium-43 and scandium-44 patient organ doses in relation to commonly used gallium-68 for imaging neuroendocrine tumours.

Carlos Vinícius Gomes, Bruno Melo Mendes, Lucas Paixão, Silvano Gnesin, Cristina Müller, Nicholas P van der Meulen, Klaus Strobel, Telma Cristina Ferreira Fonseca, Thiago Viana Miranda Lima

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Carlos Vinícius GomesGraduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, 3012, Bern, Switzerland. carlos.gomesferreira@students.unibe.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6978-338X
Bruno Melo MendesNuclear Technology Development Center - CDTN/CNEN, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Lucas PaixãoDepartment of Anatomy and Imaging, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Silvano GnesinInstitute of Radiation Physics, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Cristina MüllerCenter for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen, Switzerland.
Nicholas P van der MeulenCenter for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen, Switzerland.
Klaus StrobelInstitute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital - LUKS, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Telma Cristina Ferreira FonsecaPost-graduation Program in Nuclear Sciences and Techniques, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Thiago Viana Miranda LimaInstitute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital - LUKS, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Funding

CAPES 424734/2018-4 APQCNPq 302990/2021-6 PQ - 4/2021FAPEMIG APQ-00083-18FAPEMIG APQ-01388-21FAPEMIG BPD-00963-22
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Abstract

backgroundSeveral research groups have explored the potential of scandium radionuclides for theragnostic applications due to their longer half-lives and equal or similar coordination chemistry between their diagnostic and therapeutic counterparts, as well as lutetium-177 and terbium-161, respectively. Unlike the gallium-68/lutetium-177 pair, which may show different in-vivo uptake patterns, the use of scandium radioisotopes promises consistent behaviour between diagnostic and therapeutic radiopeptides. An advantage of scandium's longer half-life over gallium-68 is the ability to study radiopeptide uptake over extended periods and its suitability for centralized production and distribution. However, concerns arise from scandium-44's decay characteristics and scandium-43's high production costs. This study aimed to evaluate the dosimetric implications of using scandium radioisotopes with somatostatin analogues against gallium-68 for PET imaging of neuroendocrine tumours.

methodsAbsorbed dose per injected activity (AD/IA) from the generated time-integrated activity curve (TIAC) were estimated using the radiopeptides [

resultsOur findings showed good agreement between the MC codes, with - 3 ± 8% mean difference. Kidneys, liver, and spleen showed differences between the MC codes (min and max) in a range of - 4% to 8%. This was observed for both phantoms for all radiopeptides used in the study. Compared to Olinda/EXM the largest observed difference was for the RBM, of 21% for the AF and 16% for the AM for scandium- and gallium-based radiopeptides. Despite the differences, our findings showed a higher absorbed dose on [

conclusionThis study found that [

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DosimetryMonte CarloNeuroendocrine tumoursPETRadiopeptidesScandium

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PMID39004681
PMCPMC11247068

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