Nuclear Medicine Board Review NMTCB| Questions and Answers | Graded A+

According to NRC criteria, which of the following is a misadministration? a. Infiltration of an attempted intravenous injection b. Administration of 10 mCi I-131 instead of the prescribed 9 mCi c. Administration of 20 mCi Tc-99m pertechnetate instead of the prescribed 10 mCi d. Administration of 15 mCi I-131 sodium iodide intravenously instead of orally as prescribed. e. Administration of 5 mCi Tc-99m sulfur colloid to the wrong patient. - D Chromatography testing of technetium radiopharmaceuticals is done to check for: a. Aluminum Contamination b. Molybdenum breakthrough c. Radionuclidic purity d. Radiochemical purity e. Chemical purity - D The use of elliptical and/or body contour orbits in SPECT imaging should result in improved: a. Temporal resolution b. Spatial resolution c. Reconstruction times d. Acquisition times e. Patient comfort - B