NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT
● nuclear medicine is a branch of imaging that uses small amounts of
_________ material Answer: radioactive
● nuclear energy is energy contained in the _________ of an atom
Answer: nucleus
● the atoms used in nuclear medicine are _________ and emit particles
or radiation in effort to become stable Answer: unstable
● if an element is unstable the process of emitting energy or radiation is
called _________ Answer: radioactivity
● the physical process which the nucleus of an unstable atom breaks
down is called __________ Answer: radioactive decay
● a ___________ is an unstable nuclei which is undergoing radioactive
decay Answer: radionucleide
, ● in nuclear medicine the ________ camera detects the radiation emitted
from the patient Answer: gamma
● ___________ is the time it takes for one half of the radioactive
element to decay Answer: half life
● the ________ is the time required for half of the substance to
disappear from an organ or the body by a combination of excretion and
physical decay Answer: effective half life
● the ______ and _________ are two measurements used in nuclear
medicine Answer: becquerrel
curie
● ________ is the most commonly used radiopharmaceutical in gamma
imaging due to its ideal half-life and energy emitted Answer:
technetium
● radionucleotides in nuclear medicine are mostly ________ and created
in generators, cyclotrons or at reactors Answer: artificial
● manufacturers carry out __________ testing on ready to use formulas,
but techs also produce them and need to know how to perform such
procedures Answer: quality control
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT
● nuclear medicine is a branch of imaging that uses small amounts of
_________ material Answer: radioactive
● nuclear energy is energy contained in the _________ of an atom
Answer: nucleus
● the atoms used in nuclear medicine are _________ and emit particles
or radiation in effort to become stable Answer: unstable
● if an element is unstable the process of emitting energy or radiation is
called _________ Answer: radioactivity
● the physical process which the nucleus of an unstable atom breaks
down is called __________ Answer: radioactive decay
● a ___________ is an unstable nuclei which is undergoing radioactive
decay Answer: radionucleide
, ● in nuclear medicine the ________ camera detects the radiation emitted
from the patient Answer: gamma
● ___________ is the time it takes for one half of the radioactive
element to decay Answer: half life
● the ________ is the time required for half of the substance to
disappear from an organ or the body by a combination of excretion and
physical decay Answer: effective half life
● the ______ and _________ are two measurements used in nuclear
medicine Answer: becquerrel
curie
● ________ is the most commonly used radiopharmaceutical in gamma
imaging due to its ideal half-life and energy emitted Answer:
technetium
● radionucleotides in nuclear medicine are mostly ________ and created
in generators, cyclotrons or at reactors Answer: artificial
● manufacturers carry out __________ testing on ready to use formulas,
but techs also produce them and need to know how to perform such
procedures Answer: quality control
