Nuclear Medicine Questions and Answers
The scintillation crystal in an Anger camera is
sodium iodide
For nuclear medicine personnel, the greatest source of occupational exposure to radiation comes from the
injected patien
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Nuclear Medicine Questions and
Answers
The scintillation crystal in an Anger camera is - answer sodium iodide
For nuclear medicine personnel, the greatest source of occupational exposure to
radiation comes from the - answer injected patien
The radionuclide emission used for most all nuclear diagnostic studies is - answer
gamma photons
The isotope of choice for most nuclear medicine medical procedures i - answer
Technetium-99m
The time it takes for a radioactive nucleus to decay to 1/2 its original activity level is
termed its - answer half-life
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: highly ionizing ? - answer
alpha
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: small mass? - answer
beta
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: moderately ionizing? -
answer beta
During a nuclear study, gamma emissions from the patient are intercepted by the
gamma camera crystal. The energy of the gamma photons is: - answer both a and b
The isotope of choice for most nuclear medicine procedures is: - answer
Technetium-99m
All of the following are true of alpha and beta emissions EXCEPT: - answer They are
highly penetrating
All of the following are true of a radionuclide effective half-life EXCEPT: - answer It is
of little importance as a consideration of radionuclides used for medical diagnosis
Nuclear images acquired by way of SPECT scanning: - answer produce a cross-
sectional image of the anatomy
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: large mass? - answer
Alpha
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