Krypton-81M (Krypton 81M)

Krypton 81M is a radioactive gas that is a short-lived isotope of krypton. Its half-life is only 13 seconds.

This isotope is widely used in medicine to study lung function. The patient inhales a small amount of Krypton-81M gas, after which a gamma camera is used to record the gas entering various parts of the lungs. This allows you to assess the patency of the bronchi and ventilation of individual areas of the lung tissue.

Krypton-81M can also be used to determine the speed of blood flow in the lungs and assess cardiac output.

Another radioisotope used in pulmonary scintigraphy is rubidium-81. However, Krypton-81M has a number of advantages, since it is eliminated from the body faster and provides less radiation exposure.



Krypton-81M is a radioactive gas that is used in medicine to study a patient's lung function. It is a short-lived isotope with a half-life of 13 seconds.

Krypton-81M is used to determine how well a patient's lungs can absorb oxygen. To do this, the patient inhales a small amount of krypton-81M, which enters various parts of the lungs and is recorded using a special gamma camera, which makes it possible to determine the level of krypton-81M in different parts of the lungs.

This research method is widely used in medicine because it allows you to quickly and accurately determine the condition of the patient’s lungs, which can be very important in diagnosing various lung diseases.



Krypton 81 M (Krypton-81 or Kr-81), also known as krypton eighty-one mega (Kr-81m) or krypton eighty-one milligram micrograms (Kryptm 81 m), is a short-lived isotope that is used in medicine to study the respiratory function of the lungs person. It is a radioactive element that has a half-life of 13 seconds. Treatment with the radioactive isotope Kr-82 is done by administering it orally to the patient and recording an image of the patient's lung, which is also known as a Krypton-82 lung image. The Krypton-79m isotope is prepared by irradiating Krypton gas or