Intro to Nuclear Medicine Exam
Questions and Answers
_infarction - ANSWER-_______; development and formation of a localized area of
necrosis within a tissue
2 - ANSWER-a bone scan can detect a fracture ____ years after an injury.
200 to 30 - ANSWER-typical doses for most diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures
range from ____microcuries to _____ millicuries
3D - ANSWER-what is another type of image that can be produced using a gamma
camera?
alpha - ANSWER-______ particle: helium nucleus that consists of two protons and two
neutrons
becquerel - ANSWER-______: unit of radioactivity SI
beta emission - ANSWER-______ _______: release of high-energy beta particles
through disintegration of certain radioactive nuclides.
beta particle - ANSWER-_____ _______: ionizing radiation with characteristics of an
electron emitted from the nucleus of a radioactive atom.
bone scans - ANSWER-_____ ______ look at the skeletal system to detect
abnormalities such as metastasis, stress fracture, or a loose prosthesis (orthopedic
device implanted into the body)
cardian perfusion, stress/rest cardiac, infarction from ischemia - ANSWER-_______
_____ imaging, also called ____/____ _____ imaging, accounts for approximately *half*
of all imaging performed in nuclear medicine. the patient is given a cardiac
pharmaceutical intraveneously, then the radiopharmaceutical is extracted from the
blood pool into the heart muscle within 2 mins. SPECT imaging are the acquired. Then
a second injection is given during the stress portion (treadmill running). SPECT images
are acquired after each portion of the test and compared to determine _______ from
________
contamination (radioactive) - ANSWER-______ : deposition of radioactive material in
any place where is presence is not desired.
Questions and Answers
_infarction - ANSWER-_______; development and formation of a localized area of
necrosis within a tissue
2 - ANSWER-a bone scan can detect a fracture ____ years after an injury.
200 to 30 - ANSWER-typical doses for most diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures
range from ____microcuries to _____ millicuries
3D - ANSWER-what is another type of image that can be produced using a gamma
camera?
alpha - ANSWER-______ particle: helium nucleus that consists of two protons and two
neutrons
becquerel - ANSWER-______: unit of radioactivity SI
beta emission - ANSWER-______ _______: release of high-energy beta particles
through disintegration of certain radioactive nuclides.
beta particle - ANSWER-_____ _______: ionizing radiation with characteristics of an
electron emitted from the nucleus of a radioactive atom.
bone scans - ANSWER-_____ ______ look at the skeletal system to detect
abnormalities such as metastasis, stress fracture, or a loose prosthesis (orthopedic
device implanted into the body)
cardian perfusion, stress/rest cardiac, infarction from ischemia - ANSWER-_______
_____ imaging, also called ____/____ _____ imaging, accounts for approximately *half*
of all imaging performed in nuclear medicine. the patient is given a cardiac
pharmaceutical intraveneously, then the radiopharmaceutical is extracted from the
blood pool into the heart muscle within 2 mins. SPECT imaging are the acquired. Then
a second injection is given during the stress portion (treadmill running). SPECT images
are acquired after each portion of the test and compared to determine _______ from
________
contamination (radioactive) - ANSWER-______ : deposition of radioactive material in
any place where is presence is not desired.
