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Gas Ventilation - ANSWER-Xe 133, 81 KeV, 5.3 half life; reactor produced dose: 10-20 mCi imaging: posterior position negative pressure room required uses activated charcoal trap to accumulate the exhaled xenon gas until decayed to background single breath: during inhalation wash in / equilibri...

Atropine is a anticholinergic agent used with dobutamine to do what? - ANSWER-Increase heart rate Photopeak efficiency is defined as: - ANSWER-Ratio of net counts in the photopeak to net counts in the entire spectrum. How would you modify the Lasix dose if the patient has compromised renal fun...

a tech receives a request for a patient to receive Sm153 for palliation of pain from bone mets. the patient has a WBC count of 3500 and 40000 platelets. what should happen next? a. the order should be changed to Sr89 b. the tx should be delayed until the platelet ct is at least 60,000 c. the tx s...

TCM-99 DTPA IV - ANSWER-BRAIN RENAL (GFR) TCM-99 DTPA (ORAL) - ANSWER-LIQUID GASTRIC EMPTYING TCM-99 ECD - ANSWER-BRAIN SCAN TCM-99 HMPAO - ANSWER-BRAIN TCM-99 LABELED RBC - ANSWER-GI BLEEDING SCAN TCM-99 MAA - ANSWER-LUNG TCM-99 MAG3 - ANSWER-RENAL BLOOD FLOW AND FUNCTION TCM-...

Which of the following structures normally appear as areas of increased activity on the bone images of adults: A)anterior iliac crests B)glenoid fossa C)sternoclavicular joints D)all of the above - ANSWER-D)all the above. On bone images of adults, areas of normally increased tracer activity include ...

DOT - ANSWER-Department of Transportation Type A Packaging - ANSWER-Adequate for normal transport Type B Packaging - ANSWER-Used for large quantities of radioactivity What type of packaging is used for routine transport of radio pharmaceuticals? - ANSWER-Type A Categories for labeling Ty...

Yellow 2 - ANSWER-TI = 1 Surface = 50mR/hr Yellow 3 - ANSWER-TI = 10 Surface = 200mR/hr 3 federal regulating agencies - ANSWER-NRC, DOT, FDA WB TEDE - ANSWER-5rem/yr (50mSv) Lens of eyes (LDE) - ANSWER-15rem/yr (150mSv) Organ or tissue (TEDE) - ANSWER-5rem/yr (50mSv) Extremities/ha...

what type of survey meter is used for surveys to detect contamination? - ANSWER-Geiger-Muller (GM) counter The NRC requires that a nuc med facility have a survey meter capable of detecting exposure rates between what range? and what instrument accomplishes this? - ANSWER-0.1 mRem/hr and 100 mRem/...

DOT II (yellow) - ANSWER-Contact = no more than 50 mR/hr 3ft = no more than 1 mR/hr DOT III (yellow) - ANSWER-Contact = no more than 200 mR/hr 3ft = no more than 10 mR/hr Total dose calculation - ANSWER-Total dose = (dose rate)(time) Inverse square law - ANSWER-(Intensity1 x Distance1)^2 ...

A patient receives 285uCi of I-123 NaI orally for a thyroid uptake study. Calculate the 24 hour percent uptake using the given data: Dose Count= 1425916 cpm Background= 88 cpm Patient counts= 193046 cpm Patient Background count= 473 cpm - ANSWER-14% (neck-thigh)(100)/(capsule-BKG) ()(100)/()...

Bremsstrahlung? - ANSWER-*radiation that results from deceleration of the beta particles as they approach the nuclei Film Badge Imp. Points - ANSWER-*made of 3to4 filters (Pb, Cu, Al, plastic) *should be worn between waist and shoulder *processed monthly *adversely affected by heat and moistur...

platelet count - ANSWER-140k-440k per uL of blood INR - ANSWER-International Normalized Ratio 0.8-1.2 PTT - ANSWER-partial thromboplastin time 25-35 seconds BUN - ANSWER-7-25 mg / dL creatinine - ANSWER-0.5-1.5 mg / dL GFR (men) - ANSWER-70 +/- 14 GFR (women) - ANSWER-60 +/- 10 ...

Acetylecholinestrearse Inhibitors N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists - ANSWER-Two types of Alzheimer's mediciation: Left Subclavian Vein - ANSWER-Lymphatic Drainage for most of the body is via: Erythropoietin - ANSWER-Hormone made in kidney's that signals the bone marrow to make more...

The use of elliptical and or body counter orbits in SPECT imaging should result in improved A. Temporal Resolution B. Spatial Resolution C. Reconstruction Times D. Acquisition Times E. Patient Comfort - ANSWER-B. Spatial Resolution Which of the following variables does not affect spatial res...