Nuclear Medicine Final Exam Questions
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The three most important things to remember about keeping radiation exposure
to a minimum are Time, Distance, and Shielding. (Quiz3). - ✔✔True.
To measure the Transport Index of a package, a reading is taken with a Geiger
counter in mrem/hr at 2 meters from the package, and rounded up to the nearest
tenth. (Quiz3). - ✔✔False. (it is 1 meter).
There are two units of measure for radioactivity, a standard unit (that we use in
the U.S.) and a metric (that is used in the rest of the world). Name one of the
units and give its abbreviation: (Quiz3). - ✔✔Becquerel (Bq) - equal to
1 disintegration/second
Curie (Ci) - 3.7x10^10 disintegration/sec
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,"Becquerel (Bq) and Curie (Ci)"
Although the Geiger counter can measure in mrem/hr, the Transportation Index
has no units. (Quiz3). - ✔✔True.
Which of the following is an isotope: (Quiz3). - ✔✔99mTc.
Which of the following is a pharmaceutical: (Quiz3). - ✔✔MDP.
Which of the following is a radiopharmaceutical: (Quiz3). - ✔✔99mTc-MDP
Which of the following is NOT a proper way to write out an isotope: (Quiz3). -
✔✔I^123
Which of the following dose calibrator QC procedures is performed daily: (Quiz4).
- ✔✔Constancy.
, To calculate linearity of your dose calibrator, the readings are plotted on a time
vs. activity graph using what kind of paper: (Quiz4). - ✔✔Semilog.
When a generator is eluted, the levels of impurities need to measured. One of
the impurities is free molybdenum in the eluate. How is the concentration of
molybdenum measured: (Quiz4). - ✔✔Using a Dose Calibrator.
When a generator is eluted, levels of impurities need to be measured. One of the
impurities is alumina. How is the concentration of alumina measured: (Quiz4). -
✔✔Litmus Style test.
Which gamma camera QC procedure is performed to ensure that the camera is
reading uniformly over the entire imaging surface: (Quiz4). - ✔✔Uniformity.
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