TheraSphere™
Y-90 Glass Microspheres
Product Specifications and Sizes
Yttrium-90 (Y-90)
- Pure beta emitter
- Average energy of 0.9367 MeV
- Average tissue penetration range of 2.5 mm (max. 11 mm)
- Standard Doses (GBq): 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 & 20, ranging from 1.2 to 8 million microspheres
- Custom Doses: Between 3 and 20 GBq in 0.5-GBq increment
TheraSphere
- Insoluble glass microspheres with a mean diameter of 20 to 30 μm
- Y-90 is an integral constituent of the glass
