Naturally occurring lutetium (71Lu) is composed of one stable isotope 175Lu (97.41% natural abundance) and one long-lived radioisotope, 176Lu with a half-life of 37 billion years (2.59% natural abundance). Forty radioisotopes have been characterized, with the most stable, besides 176Lu, being 174Lu with a half-life of 3.31 years, and 173Lu with a half-life of 1.37 years. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 9 days, and the majority of these have half-lives that are less than half an hour. This element also has 18 meta states, with the most stable being 177mLu (t1/2 160.4 days), 174mLu (t1/2 142 days) and 178mLu (t1/2 23.1 minutes).
The known isotopes of lutetium range in mass number from 149 to 190. The primary decay mode before the most abundant stable isotope, 175Lu, is electron capture (with some alpha and positron emission), and the primary mode after is beta emission. The primary decay products before 175Lu are isotopes of ytterbium and the primary products after are isotopes of hafnium. All isotopes of lutetium are either radioactive or, in the case of 175Lu, observationally stable, meaning that 175Lu is predicted to be radioactive but no actual decay has been observed.[1]
|-id=Lutetium-149| 149Lu[2] | style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 78| || | | p| 148Yb| 11/2−||-id=Lutetium-150| rowspan=2|150Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 79| rowspan=2|149.97323(54)#| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='3(ms) 043.5' | 43(5) ms| p (80%)| 149Yb| rowspan=2|(2+)| rowspan=2||-| β+ (20%)| 150Yb|-id=Lutetium-150m| style="text-indent:1em" | 150mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 34(15) keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 080' | 80(60) μs
[30(+95−15) μs]| [proton emission|p
| <sup>149</sup>Yb
| (1, 2)
|
|-id=Lutetium-151
| rowspan=2|<sup>151</sup>Lu
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 80
| rowspan=2|150.96757682
| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='3(ms) 080.6' | 80.6(5) ms
| p (63.4%)
| <sup>150</sup>Yb
| rowspan=2|(11/2−)
| rowspan=2|
|-
| β<sup>+</sup> (36.6%)
| <sup>151</sup>Yb
|-id=Lutetium-151m
| style="text-indent:1em" | <sup>151m</sup>Lu
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 77(5) keV
| data-sort-value='2(μs) 016' | 16(1) μs
| [[proton emission|p]]| 150Yb| (3/2+)||-id=Lutetium-152| rowspan=2|152Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 81| rowspan=2|151.96412(21)#| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='3(ms) 650' | 650(70) ms| β+ (85%)| 152Yb| rowspan=2|(5−, 6−)| rowspan=2||-| β+, p (15%)| 151Tm|-id=Lutetium-153| rowspan=2|153Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 82| rowspan=2|152.95877(22)| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='4(s) 000.9' | 0.9(2) s| α (70%)| 149Tm| rowspan=2|11/2−| rowspan=2||-| β+ (30%)| 153Yb|-id=Lutetium-153m1| style="text-indent:1em" | 153m1Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 80(5) keV| data-sort-value='4(s) 001' | 1# s| IT| 153Lu| 1/2+||-id=Lutetium-153m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 153m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2502.5(4) keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 000.1' | >0.1 μs| IT| 153Lu| 23/2−||-id=Lutetium-153m3| style="text-indent:1em" | 153m3Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 2632.9(5) keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 015' | 15(3) μs| IT| 153m2Lu| 27/2−||-id=Lutetium-154| rowspan=2|154Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 83| rowspan=2|153.95752(22)#| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='4(s) 001' | 1# s| β+?| 154Yb| rowspan=2|(2−)| rowspan=2||-| α?| 150Tm|-id=Lutetium-154m1| rowspan=4 style="text-indent:1em" | 154m1Lu| rowspan=4 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 58(13) keV| rowspan=4 data-sort-value='4(s) 001.12' | 1.12(8) s| β+| 154Yb| rowspan=4|(9+)| rowspan=4||-| β+p?| 153Tm|-| β+α?| 150Er|-| α?| 150Tm|-id=Lutetium-154m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 154m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | >2562 keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 035' | 35(3) μs| IT| 154Lu| (17+)||-id=Lutetium-155| rowspan=2|155Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 84| rowspan=2|154.954316(22)| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='3(ms) 068.6' | 68.6(16) ms| α (76%)| 151Tm| rowspan=2|(11/2−)| rowspan=2||-| β+ (24%)| 155Yb|-id=Lutetium-155m1| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 155m1Lu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 20(6) keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='3(ms) 138' | 138(8) ms| α (88%)| 151Tm| rowspan=2|(1/2+)| rowspan=2||-| β+ (12%)| 155Yb|-id=Lutetium-155m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 155m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1781.0(20) keV| data-sort-value='3(ms) 002.7' | 2.70(3) ms||| (25/2−)||-id=Lutetium-156| rowspan=2|156Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 85| rowspan=2|155.95303(8)| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='3(ms) 494' | 494(12) ms| α (95%)| 152Tm| rowspan=2|(2)−| rowspan=2||-| β+ (5%)| 156Yb|-id=Lutetium-156m| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 156mLu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 220(80)# keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='3(ms) 198' | 198(2) ms| α (94%)| 152Tm| rowspan=2|(9)+| rowspan=2||-| β+ (6%)| 156Yb|-id=Lutetium-157| rowspan=2|157Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 86| rowspan=2|156.950098(20)| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='4(s) 006.8'| 6.8(18) s| β+| 157Yb| rowspan=2|(1/2+, 3/2+)| rowspan=2||-| α| 153Tm|-id=Lutetium-157m| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 157mLu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 21.0(20) keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='4(s) 004.79' | 4.79(12) s| β+ (94%)| 157Yb| rowspan=2|(11/2−)| rowspan=2||-| α (6%)| 153Tm|-id=Lutetium-158| rowspan=2|158Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 87| rowspan=2|157.949313(16)| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='4(s) 010.6' | 10.6(3) s| β+ (99.09%)| 158Yb| rowspan=2|2−| rowspan=2||-| α (.91%)| 154Tm|-id=Lutetium-159| rowspan=2|159Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 88| rowspan=2|158.94663(4)| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='4(s) 012' | 12.1(10) s| β+ (99.96%)| 159Yb| rowspan=2|1/2+#| rowspan=2||-| α (.04%)| 155Tm|-id=Lutetium-159m| style="text-indent:1em" | 159mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 100(80)# keV| data-sort-value='4(s) 010' | 10# s||| 11/2−#||-id=Lutetium-160| rowspan=2|160Lu| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 89| rowspan=2|159.94603(6)| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='4(s) 036' | 36.1(3) s| β+| 160Yb| rowspan=2|2−#| rowspan=2||-| α (10−4%)| 156Tm|-id=Lutetium-160m| style="text-indent:1em" | 160mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 0(100)# keV| data-sort-value='4(s) 040' | 40(1) s|||||-id=Lutetium-161| 161Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 90| 160.94357(3)| data-sort-value='4(s) 077' | 77(2) s| β+| 161Yb| 1/2+||-id=Lutetium-161m| style="text-indent:1em" | 161mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 166(18) keV| data-sort-value='3(ms) 007.3' | 7.3(4) ms| IT| 161Lu| (9/2−)||-id=Lutetium-162| 162Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 91| 161.94328(8)| data-sort-value='5(min) 01.37' | 1.37(2) min| β+| 162Yb| (1−)||-id=Lutetium-162m1| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 162m1Lu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 120(200)# keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='5(min) 01.5' | 1.5 min| β+| 162Yb| rowspan=2|4−#| rowspan=2||-| IT (rare)| 162Lu|-id=Lutetium-162m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 162m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 300(200)# keV| data-sort-value='5(min) 01.9' | 1.9 min|||||-id=Lutetium-163| 163Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 92| 162.94118(3)| data-sort-value='5(min) 03.97' | 3.97(13) min| β+| 163Yb| 1/2(+)||-id=Lutetium-164| 164Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 93| 163.94134(3)| data-sort-value='5(min) 03.14' | 3.14(3) min| β+| 164Yb| 1(−)||-id=Lutetium-165| 165Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 94| 164.939407(28)| data-sort-value='5(min) 10.74' | 10.74(10) min| β+| 165Yb| 1/2+||-id=Lutetium-166| 166Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 95| 165.93986(3)| data-sort-value='5(min) 02.65' | 2.65(10) min| β+| 166Yb| (6−)||-id=Lutetium-166m1| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 166m1Lu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 34.37(5) keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='5(min) 01.41' | 1.41(10) min| β+ (58%)| 166Yb| rowspan=2|3(−)| rowspan=2||-| IT (42%)| 166Lu|-id=Lutetium-166m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 166m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 42.9(5) keV| data-sort-value='5(min) 02.12' | 2.12(10) min||| 0(−)||-id=Lutetium-167| 167Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 96| 166.93827(3)| data-sort-value='5(min) 51.5' | 51.5(10) min| β+| 167Yb| 7/2+||-id=Lutetium-167m| style="text-indent:1em" | 167mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 0(30)# keV| data-sort-value='5(min) 01' | >1 min||| 1/2(−#)||-id=Lutetium-168| 168Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 97| 167.93874(5)| data-sort-value='5(min) 05.5' | 5.5(1) min| β+| 168Yb| (6−)||-id=Lutetium-168m| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 168mLu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 180(110) keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='5(min) 06.7' | 6.7(4) min| β+ (95%)| 168Yb| rowspan=2|3+| rowspan=2||-| IT (5%)| 168Lu|-id=Lutetium-169| 169Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 98| 168.937651(6)| data-sort-value='6(h) 34.06' | 34.06(5) h| β+| 169Yb| 7/2+||-id=Lutetium-169m| style="text-indent:1em" | 169mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 29.0(5) keV| data-sort-value='4(s) 160' | 160(10) s| IT| 169Lu| 1/2−||-id=Lutetium-170| 170Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 99| 169.938475(18)| data-sort-value='7(d) 002.012' | 2.012(20) d| β+| 170Yb| 0+||-id=Lutetium-170m| style="text-indent:1em" | 170mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 92.91(9) keV| data-sort-value='3(ms) 670' | 670(100) ms| IT| 170Lu| (4)−||-id=Lutetium-171| 171Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 100| 170.9379131(30)| data-sort-value='7(d) 008.24' | 8.24(3) d| β+| 171Yb| 7/2+||-id=Lutetium-171m| style="text-indent:1em" | 171mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 71.13(8) keV| data-sort-value='4(s) 079' | 79(2) s| IT| 171Lu| 1/2−||-id=Lutetium-172| 172Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 101| 171.939086(3)| data-sort-value='7(d) 006.7' | 6.70(3) d| β+| 172Yb| 4−||-id=Lutetium-172m1| style="text-indent:1em" | 172m1Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 41.86(4) keV| data-sort-value='5(min) 03.7' | 3.7(5) min| IT| 172Lu| 1−||-id=Lutetium-172m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 172m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 65.79(4) keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 000.332' | 0.332(20) μs||| (1)+||-id=Lutetium-172m3| style="text-indent:1em" | 172m3Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 109.41(10) keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 440' | 440(12) μs||| (1)+||-id=Lutetium-172m4| style="text-indent:1em" | 172m4Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 213.57(17) keV| data-sort-value='1(ns) 150' | 150 ns||| (6−)||-id=Lutetium-173| 173Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 102| 172.9389306(26)| data-sort-value='8(a) 1.37' | 1.37(1) y| EC| 173Yb| 7/2+||-id=Lutetium-173m| style="text-indent:1em" | 173mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 123.672(13) keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 074.2' | 74.2(10) μs||| 5/2−||-id=Lutetium-174| 174Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 103| 173.9403375(26)| data-sort-value='8(a) 3.31' | 3.31(5) y| β+| 174Yb| (1)−||-id=Lutetium-174m1| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 174m1Lu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 170.83(5) keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='7(d) 142' | 142(2) d| IT (99.38%)| 174Lu| rowspan=2|6−| rowspan=2||-| EC (.62%)| 174Yb|-id=Lutetium-174m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 174m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 240.818(4) keV| data-sort-value='1(ns) 395' | 395(15) ns||| (3+)||-id=Lutetium-174m3| style="text-indent:1em" | 174m3Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 365.183(6) keV| data-sort-value='1(ns) 145' | 145(3) ns||| (4−)||-id=Lutetium-175| 175Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 104| 174.9407718(23)| colspan=3 align=center data-sort-value='9' |Observationally stable[3] | 7/2+| 0.9741(2)|-id=Lutetium-175m1| style="text-indent:1em" | 175m1Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1392.2(6) keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 984' | 984(30) μs||| (19/2+)||-id=Lutetium-175m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 175m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 353.48(13) keV| data-sort-value='2(μs) 001.49' | 1.49(7) μs||| 5/2−||-id=Lutetium-176| rowspan=2|176Lu[4] [5] | rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 71| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 105| rowspan=2|175.9426863(23)| rowspan=2|3.701(17)×1010 y| β−| 176Hf| rowspan=2|7−| rowspan=2|0.0259(2)|-| EC (0.45(26)%)| 176Yb|-id=Lutetium-176m| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 176mLu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 122.855(6) keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='6(h) 03.66' | 3.664(19) h| β− (99.9%)| 176Hf| rowspan=2|1−| rowspan=2||-| EC (.095%)| 176Yb|-| 177Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 106| 176.9437581(23)| 6.6475(20) d| β−| 177Hf| 7/2+||-id=Lutetium-177m1| style="text-indent:1em" | 177m1Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 150.3967(10) keV| 130(3) ns||| 9/2−||-id=Lutetium-177m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 177m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 569.7068(16) keV| 155(7) μs||| 1/2+||-id=Lutetium-177m3| rowspan=2 style="text-indent:1em" | 177m3Lu| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 970.1750(24) keV| rowspan=2 data-sort-value='7(d) 160.44' | 160.44(6) d| β− (78.3%)| 177Hf| rowspan=2|23/2−| rowspan=2||-| IT (21.7%)| 177Lu|-id=Lutetium-177m4| style="text-indent:1em" | 177m4Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 3900(10) keV| 7(2) min
[6(+3−2) min]||| 39/2−||-id=Lutetium-178| 178Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 107| 177.945955(3)| 28.4(2) min| β−| 178Hf| 1(+)||-id=Lutetium-178m| style="text-indent:1em" | 178mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 123.8(26) keV| 23.1(3) min| β−| 178Hf| 9(−)||-id=Lutetium-179| 179Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 108| 178.947327(6)| 4.59(6) h| β−| 179Hf| 7/2(+)||-id=Lutetium-179m| style="text-indent:1em" | 179mLu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 592.4(4) keV| 3.1(9) ms| IT| 179Lu| 1/2(+)||-id=Lutetium-180| 180Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 109| 179.94988(8)| 5.7(1) min| β−| 180Hf| 5+||-id=Lutetium-180m1| style="text-indent:1em" | 180m1Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 13.9(3) keV| ~1 s| IT| 180Lu| 3−||-id=Lutetium-180m2| style="text-indent:1em" | 180m2Lu| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 624.0(5) keV| ≥1 ms||| (9−)||-id=Lutetium-181| 181Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 110| 180.95197(32)#| 3.5(3) min| β−| 181Hf| (7/2+)||-id=Lutetium-182| 182Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 111| 181.95504(21)#| 2.0(2) min| β−| 182Hf| (0,1,2)||-id=Lutetium-183| 183Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 112| 182.95736(9)| 58(4) s| β−| 183Hf| (7/2+)||-id=Lutetium-184| 184Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 113| 183.96103(22)#| 20(3) s| β−| 184Hf| (3+)||-id=Lutetium-185| 185Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 114| 184.96354(32)#| 20# s| | | 7/2+#||-id=Lutetium-186| 186Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 115| 185.96745(43)#| 6# s| | | ||-id=Lutetium-187| 187Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 116| 186.97019(43)#| 7# s| | | 7/2+#||-id=Lutetium-188| 188Lu| style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 117| 187.97443(43)#| 1# s| | | ||-id=Lutetium-189| 189Lu[6] | style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 118| || | | ||-id=Lutetium-190| 190Lu[7] | style="text-align:right" | 71| style="text-align:right" | 119| || | | |
See main article: Lutetium (<sup>177</sup>Lu) chloride. Lutetium (177Lu) chloride, sold under the brand name Lumark among others, is used for radiolabeling other medicines, either as an anti-cancer therapy or for scintigraphy (medical radio-imaging). Its most common side effects are anaemia (low red blood cell counts), thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet counts), leucopenia (low white blood cell counts), lymphopenia (low levels of lymphocytes, a particular type of white blood cell), nausea (feeling sick), vomiting and mild and temporary hair loss.[8] [9]