Nuclear Medicine Quiz 1
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 patient
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 -
answerTechnetium-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 ? -
answeralpha
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: small mass? -
answerbeta
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: moderately ionizing? -
answerbeta
During a nuclear study, gamma emissions from the patient are intercepted by the
gamma camera crystal. The energy of the gamma photons is: - answerboth a and b
The isotope of choice for most nuclear medicine procedures is: - answerTechnetium-
99m
All of the following are true of alpha and beta emissions EXCEPT: - answerThey are
highly penetrating
All of the following are true of a radionuclide effective half-life EXCEPT: - answerIt is of
little importance as a consideration of radionuclides used for medical diagnosis
Nuclear images acquired by way of SPECT scanning: - answerproduce a cross-
sectional image of the anatomy
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: large mass? -
answerAlpha
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 patient
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 -
answerTechnetium-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 ? -
answeralpha
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: small mass? -
answerbeta
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: moderately ionizing? -
answerbeta
During a nuclear study, gamma emissions from the patient are intercepted by the
gamma camera crystal. The energy of the gamma photons is: - answerboth a and b
The isotope of choice for most nuclear medicine procedures is: - answerTechnetium-
99m
All of the following are true of alpha and beta emissions EXCEPT: - answerThey are
highly penetrating
All of the following are true of a radionuclide effective half-life EXCEPT: - answerIt is of
little importance as a consideration of radionuclides used for medical diagnosis
Nuclear images acquired by way of SPECT scanning: - answerproduce a cross-
sectional image of the anatomy
Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: large mass? -
answerAlpha
