Nuclear Medicine Exam Review
Questions and Answers
Technetium 99m - ANS-One of the most common radionuclides used in nuclear
medicine is:
SPECT camera - ANS-What type of imaging device, used in nuclear medicine, provides
a three-dimensional image of anatomic structures?
hot spot - ANS-An abnormal region detected during a nuclear medicine bone scan is
often described as a(n):
hepatobilliary disease - ANS-Which of the following is a common clinical indicator for a
nuclear medicine gastrointestinal study?
Having a patient run on a treadmill - ANS-Most often, how is the heart stressed during a
nuclear cardiac perfusion study?
sodium iodide (123-I) - ANS-Which radiopharmaceutical is administered during a thyroid
uptake study?
calibrating imaging equipment - ANS-Which of the following duties is not a typical
responsibility of the nuclear medicine technologist?
cyclotron - ANS-A device for accelerating charge particles in a circular orbit to high
energies by means of an alternating electric field is a:
alpha particle - ANS-A helium nucleus, consisting of two protons and two neutrons, is
a(n):
radionuclide - ANS-A type of atom whose nucleus disintegrates spontaneously is a(n):
biochemical function - ANS-PET demonstrates the ____ of the body's organs and
tissues.
two 511-keV photons - ANS-What is produced when a positron and an electron join and
then undergo annihilation?
hydrogen - ANS-Which of the following elements is not used in the PET imaging
process?
Questions and Answers
Technetium 99m - ANS-One of the most common radionuclides used in nuclear
medicine is:
SPECT camera - ANS-What type of imaging device, used in nuclear medicine, provides
a three-dimensional image of anatomic structures?
hot spot - ANS-An abnormal region detected during a nuclear medicine bone scan is
often described as a(n):
hepatobilliary disease - ANS-Which of the following is a common clinical indicator for a
nuclear medicine gastrointestinal study?
Having a patient run on a treadmill - ANS-Most often, how is the heart stressed during a
nuclear cardiac perfusion study?
sodium iodide (123-I) - ANS-Which radiopharmaceutical is administered during a thyroid
uptake study?
calibrating imaging equipment - ANS-Which of the following duties is not a typical
responsibility of the nuclear medicine technologist?
cyclotron - ANS-A device for accelerating charge particles in a circular orbit to high
energies by means of an alternating electric field is a:
alpha particle - ANS-A helium nucleus, consisting of two protons and two neutrons, is
a(n):
radionuclide - ANS-A type of atom whose nucleus disintegrates spontaneously is a(n):
biochemical function - ANS-PET demonstrates the ____ of the body's organs and
tissues.
two 511-keV photons - ANS-What is produced when a positron and an electron join and
then undergo annihilation?
hydrogen - ANS-Which of the following elements is not used in the PET imaging
process?
