Gallium (67Ga) Chloride Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more
Gallium (67Ga) Chloride is the chloride salt of a gallium radioisotope which is typically complexed with sodium citrate to generate gallium citrate Ga 67, which can be used to image certain cancers and inflammatory lesions.
| Trade Name | Gallium (67Ga) Chloride |
| Generic | Gallium chloride Ga-67 |
| Gallium chloride Ga-67 Other Names | Gallium (67Ga) chloride, Gallium (Ga-67) chloride, Gallium chloride Ga 67, Gallium chloride, Ga-67, Gallium chloride,Ga-67 |
| Type | |
| Formula | Cl3Ga |
| Weight | Average: 173.28 Monoisotopic: 171.834763 |
| Groups | Approved |
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| Last Updated: | January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am |
Uses
Gallium (67Ga) Chloride is a radioactive isotope of gallium usually complexed with sodium citrate used to test for Hodgkin's disease, lymphoma, and bronchogenic carcinoma, and acute inflammatory lesions.
Following complexation with sodium citrate to yield gallium citrate Ga 67, gallium chloride Ga-67 is used to demonstrate the presence of Hodgkin's disease, lymphomas, bronchogenic carcinomas, and some acute inflammatory lesions.
Gallium (67Ga) Chloride is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Carcinoma, Bronchogenic, Hodgkins Disease (HD), Malignant Lymphomas, Acute inflammatory lesions
