NUCMED EVAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
C. anatomy
1. Nuclear medicine images best portray the following aspects of the organ being studied except:
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A. physiology
B. biodistribution
C. anatomy
D. pathology
D. Radiopharmaceuticals affect the biodistribution and metabolism of a cer...
NUCMED EVAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
C. anatomy - answer 1. Nuclear medicine images best portray the following aspects
of the organ being studied except:
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A. physiology
B. biodistribution
C. anatomy
D. pathology
D. Radiopharmaceuticals affect the biodistribution and metabolism of a certain organ -
answer 2. The following are true about radiopharmaceuticals, except:
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A. Radiopharmaceuticals are combinations of radionuclide and pharmaceutical
B. Radiopharmaceuticals mimic the physiology of a certain organ.
C. Radiopharmaceuticals are also called tracers.
D. Radiopharmaceuticals affect the biodistribution and metabolism of a certain organ
C. 1.00 - answer 3. 37 MBq is equal to how many mCi?
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A. 0.001
B. 0.01
C. 1.00
D. 10.00
C. Neutron - answer 4. Which of the following subatomic particles is the heaviest?
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A. Proton
B. Electron
C. Neutron
D. Positron
A. beta minus - answer 5. Radionuclide produced in a nuclear reactor will most likely
to decay by:
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A. beta minus
B. beta plus
,C. alpha
D. electron capture
A. 1 and 2 only - answer 6. The following are by products of beta minus decay,
except:
1. electron
2. neutrino
3. anti-neutrino
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A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
C. Decrease by 1 - answer 7. What happens to the atomic number of a certain
element after undergoing positron emission?
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A. Increase by 2
B. Increase by 1
C. Decrease by 1
D. No change.
B. Low - answer 8. Positive beta decay will most likely occur if the neutron to proton
ratio is:
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A. High
B. Low
C. Same
D. Undetermined
D. Technetium-99m - answer 9. The most common radionuclide used in nuclear
medicine imaging is _______.
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A. Fluorine-18
B. Technetium-99
C. Thallium-99m
D. Technetium-99m
B. characteristic radiation - answer 10. What type of electromagnetic energy is
released after electron capture occurs?
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, A. bremsstrahlung radiation
B. characteristic radiation
C. gamma rays
D. ultraviolet rays
C. Remain unchanged - answer 11. The atomic mass of a certain element after
negatron emission will __________.
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A. Increase by 1
B. Decrease by 1
C. Remain unchanged
D. Increase by a factor of 10
C. Biological half-life - answer 12. It is defined as the time required for the body to
eliminate half of the administered dosage of any substance.
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A. Half-life
B. Physical half-life
C. Biological half-life
D. Effective half-life
D. (1/2)10 - answer 13. After ten half lives, the fraction of activity remaining is:
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A. 1/10
B. (1/10)2
C. (1/10)10
D. (1/2)10
C. cyclotron - answer 14. Circular devices in which charged particles such as protons
and alpha particles are accelerated in a spiral path in a vacuum
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A. nuclear reactor
B. generator
C. cyclotron
D. linear accelerator
B. Mo-99 - answer 15. The parent nuclide of Tc-99m
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A. Mb-99
B. Mo-99
C. Ru-99
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