GE Healthcare PET Sources download ge.pdf source brochure
Order NumberType of Source (Ge-68)ActivityQtyRecommended
Replacement cycle
Discovery ST™
PET-160/1.5Normalization Pin55 MBq
(1.5 mCi)
112 months
Discovery PET-CT 600™
PET-163/0.27Normalization Pin10 MBq
(0.27 mCi)
112 months
Phantom-507VQC Phantom3.5 MBq
(0.1 mCi)
1N/A
Discovery PET-CT 690™
PET-163/0.5Normalization Pin18.5 MBq
(0.5 mCi)
112 months
Phantom-507VQC Phantom3.5 MBq
(0.1 mCi)
1N/A
Advance™, Advance NXi™ dedicated PET, and Discovery™ LS PET/CT
PET-155/10Transmission Pin400 MBq
(10.8 mCi)
21 source per 6 months -or- 2 sources per
9 months
PET-155/1.6Normalization Pin60 MBq
(1.6 mCi)
19 months(Can use decayed PET-155/10)
Pre-clinical PET
PET-40/0.5Normalization pin for LabPET 418.5 MBq
(0.5 mCi)
112 months
PET-78/0.5Normalization pin for LabPET 818.5 MBq
(0.5 mCi)
112 months
PET-117/0.5Normalization pin for LabPET 1218.5 MBq
(0.5 mCi)
112 months
PET-7.3A5.8Annulus for Vista DR18.5 MBq
(0.5 mCi)
112 months
PET-7.3A2.8Annulus for Vista SR22.2 MBq
(0.6 mCi)
112 months
Standard Pin Source Features:
• Non-Uniformity measurement is less than or equal to ±5%. Test scans provided.
• Activity tolerance ±15%.
• GEMS specifications
• Certified mechanical compliance.
• Leak test certificate
• Laser welded seals
• ANSI rating 77C32312
• Supplied with lead container
• Lifetime warranty
• Documents/labels for return(s) supplied upon request.

Deliveries
Four weeks after receipt of order. Expedited deliveries are available upon request.

Licenses (U.S. Only)

Valid copies of customer’s radioactive materials license or registration must be on file with SMP prior to shipment. SMP shipping containers are D.O.T. and IATA compliant.

Sealed Source Device Registry (SSDR)
Sanders Medical Products’ SSDR for all GEMS pin sources is TN-0241-S-101-S. A copy can be supplied upon request. License amendment guides are also avaiable here.

Optional Ge-68 solid phantoms are available for Advance™ PET, Advance™ NXI and Discovery™ LS and ST. Solid phantoms can be used to replace difficult to use refillable FDG liquid phantoms.

Ge-68 sources are available for older, discontinued GE camera systems as well as current models.
Ge-68 Nuclide: 270.8 day half-life
511 keV photon energies