SAMPLE QUESTIONS (NMTCB) WITH
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
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. - ANSWER-d.
Administration of 15 mCi I-131 sodium iodide intravenously instead of orally as
prescribed.
How many 16-bit words of memory are required for a 64 x 64 byte mode image?
a. 2,048
b. 4,096
c. 16,384
d. 32,768
e. 65,535 - ANSWER-a. 2,048
Areas of prolonged retention of Xe-133 in the lungs are associated with:
a. Reduced trapping in the lung
b. Obstructive lung disease
c. Pulmonary emboli
d. Bacterial pneumonia
e. Septal penetration - ANSWER-Obstructive lung disease
A patient is to undergo a multiple-gated cardiac blood-pool study with the heart cycle
divided in 20 frames. The patient is in normal sinus rhythm and has a heart rate of 68
bpm. The computer should lock in at what time per frame for this study?
a. 44 milliseconds
b. 56 milliseconds
c. 0.29 seconds
d. 1.5 seconds
e. 3.4 seconds - ANSWER-a. 44 milliseconds
Full width at half maximum (FWHM) is often used as a measure of:
a. Uniformity
, b. Sensitivity
c. Intensity
d. Resolution
e. Dead time - ANSWER-d. Resolution
Uncorrected flood field nonuniformities cause ____________ artifacts in tomographic
reconstruction.
a. Irregular
b. Dropout
c. Circular
d. Undulating
e. Linear - ANSWER-Circular
Which of the following myocardial perfusion patterns suggest that the patient has
myocardial ischemia:
a. Abnormal resting Tc-MIBI, Abnormal Stress Tc-MIBI
b. Abnormal resting Tc-MIBI, Normal Stress Tl-201
c. Normal resting Tc-MIBI, Normal Stress Tl-201
d. Abnormal resting Tl-201, Abnormal Stress Tc-MIBI
e. Normal resting Tl-201, Abnormal Stress Tl-201 - ANSWER-e. Normal resting Tl-201,
Abnormal Stress Tl-201
Ventricular depolarization occurs just before the ventricles contract, expelling blood
forward into the pulmonary artery and aorta. This action is represented on the EKG strip
by:
a. QA complex
b. ST complex
c. QRS complex
d. RS complex
e. PQR complex - ANSWER-c. QRS complex
At what distance is the exposure rate (in mR/hr) indicated by a package's transport
index measured?
a. At the surface
b. At 1 meter from the surface
c. At 3 meters from the surface
d. At 6 meters from the surface
e. Transport index doesn't have anything to do with exposure, all packages, radioactive
or not, have a T.I. - ANSWER-b. At 1 meter from the surface
According to NRC, an unrestricted area is one in which a person would receive a
radiation dose of less than:
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
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. - ANSWER-d.
Administration of 15 mCi I-131 sodium iodide intravenously instead of orally as
prescribed.
How many 16-bit words of memory are required for a 64 x 64 byte mode image?
a. 2,048
b. 4,096
c. 16,384
d. 32,768
e. 65,535 - ANSWER-a. 2,048
Areas of prolonged retention of Xe-133 in the lungs are associated with:
a. Reduced trapping in the lung
b. Obstructive lung disease
c. Pulmonary emboli
d. Bacterial pneumonia
e. Septal penetration - ANSWER-Obstructive lung disease
A patient is to undergo a multiple-gated cardiac blood-pool study with the heart cycle
divided in 20 frames. The patient is in normal sinus rhythm and has a heart rate of 68
bpm. The computer should lock in at what time per frame for this study?
a. 44 milliseconds
b. 56 milliseconds
c. 0.29 seconds
d. 1.5 seconds
e. 3.4 seconds - ANSWER-a. 44 milliseconds
Full width at half maximum (FWHM) is often used as a measure of:
a. Uniformity
, b. Sensitivity
c. Intensity
d. Resolution
e. Dead time - ANSWER-d. Resolution
Uncorrected flood field nonuniformities cause ____________ artifacts in tomographic
reconstruction.
a. Irregular
b. Dropout
c. Circular
d. Undulating
e. Linear - ANSWER-Circular
Which of the following myocardial perfusion patterns suggest that the patient has
myocardial ischemia:
a. Abnormal resting Tc-MIBI, Abnormal Stress Tc-MIBI
b. Abnormal resting Tc-MIBI, Normal Stress Tl-201
c. Normal resting Tc-MIBI, Normal Stress Tl-201
d. Abnormal resting Tl-201, Abnormal Stress Tc-MIBI
e. Normal resting Tl-201, Abnormal Stress Tl-201 - ANSWER-e. Normal resting Tl-201,
Abnormal Stress Tl-201
Ventricular depolarization occurs just before the ventricles contract, expelling blood
forward into the pulmonary artery and aorta. This action is represented on the EKG strip
by:
a. QA complex
b. ST complex
c. QRS complex
d. RS complex
e. PQR complex - ANSWER-c. QRS complex
At what distance is the exposure rate (in mR/hr) indicated by a package's transport
index measured?
a. At the surface
b. At 1 meter from the surface
c. At 3 meters from the surface
d. At 6 meters from the surface
e. Transport index doesn't have anything to do with exposure, all packages, radioactive
or not, have a T.I. - ANSWER-b. At 1 meter from the surface
According to NRC, an unrestricted area is one in which a person would receive a
radiation dose of less than:
