Nuclear Medicine Test 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Radiopharmaceuticals - CORRECT ANSWER - Radioactive substances in its structure which
is safe for administration in the body for diagnosis and treatment
All radionuclides commonly administered to patients in nuclear medicine are - CORRECT
ANSWER - Artificially produced
Attenuate - CORRECT ANSWER - Body tissue, fat and muscle alter the way gamma rays exit
the body
Most are produced by - CORRECT ANSWER - Cyclotrons, nuclear reactors and
radionuclidic generators
Neuron Activation - CORRECT ANSWER - Bombarding target materials with neurons
Cyclotrons - CORRECT ANSWER - Bombarding stable nuclei with high energy charged
particles
Nuclear Reactors - CORRECT ANSWER - Production of clinically useful radionuclides from
fission products
Personal Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER - Film Badges
Pocket Ionization Chambers
Thermoluminescent Dosimeters
, Film Badges - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of darkening of the film is equivalent to
the amount of radiation
Pocket Ionization Chambers - CORRECT ANSWER - A scale is used to determine immediate
radiation
Thermoluminescent Dosimeters - CORRECT ANSWER - Fluoride crystals absorb radiation
and emit a light equivalent to the amount of radiation exposed to
Physical Half Life - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of time for the activity to decay to
half
Biological Half Life - CORRECT ANSWER - The expected time the radiotracer is expected
to be in the body
Effective Half Life - CORRECT ANSWER - Elapsed time to eliminate the radiotracer
Combination of the physical and biological half life
Shorter time than both
Tp x Tb / Tp + Tb
Radionuclidic Purity - CORRECT ANSWER - Total radioactivity
Moly breakthrough
Alumina Breakthrough - CORRECT ANSWER - < 10 ug
Moly Breakthrough - CORRECT ANSWER - .15 uCi
Principle 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Dignity and respect
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Radiopharmaceuticals - CORRECT ANSWER - Radioactive substances in its structure which
is safe for administration in the body for diagnosis and treatment
All radionuclides commonly administered to patients in nuclear medicine are - CORRECT
ANSWER - Artificially produced
Attenuate - CORRECT ANSWER - Body tissue, fat and muscle alter the way gamma rays exit
the body
Most are produced by - CORRECT ANSWER - Cyclotrons, nuclear reactors and
radionuclidic generators
Neuron Activation - CORRECT ANSWER - Bombarding target materials with neurons
Cyclotrons - CORRECT ANSWER - Bombarding stable nuclei with high energy charged
particles
Nuclear Reactors - CORRECT ANSWER - Production of clinically useful radionuclides from
fission products
Personal Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER - Film Badges
Pocket Ionization Chambers
Thermoluminescent Dosimeters
, Film Badges - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of darkening of the film is equivalent to
the amount of radiation
Pocket Ionization Chambers - CORRECT ANSWER - A scale is used to determine immediate
radiation
Thermoluminescent Dosimeters - CORRECT ANSWER - Fluoride crystals absorb radiation
and emit a light equivalent to the amount of radiation exposed to
Physical Half Life - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of time for the activity to decay to
half
Biological Half Life - CORRECT ANSWER - The expected time the radiotracer is expected
to be in the body
Effective Half Life - CORRECT ANSWER - Elapsed time to eliminate the radiotracer
Combination of the physical and biological half life
Shorter time than both
Tp x Tb / Tp + Tb
Radionuclidic Purity - CORRECT ANSWER - Total radioactivity
Moly breakthrough
Alumina Breakthrough - CORRECT ANSWER - < 10 ug
Moly Breakthrough - CORRECT ANSWER - .15 uCi
Principle 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Dignity and respect
