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Lutetium Isotopes

Nominal Mass
Accurate Mass
% Natural Abundance
Chemical Form
Enrichment Available %

175 Lu

174.940770 (3)

97.41 (2)

oxide

98 – 99+

176 Lu

175.942679 (3)

2.59 (2)

oxide

52 – 74+

Both Lutetium Isotopes are generally considered to be stable, although strictly speaking Lu-176 is not entirely stable with a half-life of 3.78 x 1010 years. Lu-175 can be used as a yield tracer in the ICP-MS based determination of Pu in urine. Lu-176 is used for the production of “Carrier added” Lu-177 which is a very promising radio-immunotherapy isotope for the treatment of small, soft tumors.