NECLEAR MEDICINE BOARD EXAM|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|NEW
UPDATE 2026/2027| GUARANTEED SUCCESS|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.
CORRECT|ANSWER
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
CORRECT|ANSWER
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
CORRECT|ANSWER
B
, Which of the following variables does not affect spatial resolution in nuclear medicine imaging systems:
a. Physical design of the collimator
b. Material of which the collimator is constructed
c. Energy of the gamma rays being counted
d. Computer matrix pixel size
e. Byte vs. word acquisition mode
CORRECT|ANSWER
E
Full width at half maximum (FWHM) is often used as a measure of:
a. Uniformity
b. Sensitivity
c. Intensity
d. Resolution
e. Dead time
CORRECT|ANSWER
D
Uncorrected flood field nonuniformities cause ____________ artifacts in tomographic reconstruction.
a. Irregular
b. Dropout
c. Circular
d. Undulating
e. Linear
CORRECT|ANSWER
C
UPDATE 2026/2027| GUARANTEED SUCCESS|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.
CORRECT|ANSWER
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
CORRECT|ANSWER
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
CORRECT|ANSWER
B
, Which of the following variables does not affect spatial resolution in nuclear medicine imaging systems:
a. Physical design of the collimator
b. Material of which the collimator is constructed
c. Energy of the gamma rays being counted
d. Computer matrix pixel size
e. Byte vs. word acquisition mode
CORRECT|ANSWER
E
Full width at half maximum (FWHM) is often used as a measure of:
a. Uniformity
b. Sensitivity
c. Intensity
d. Resolution
e. Dead time
CORRECT|ANSWER
D
Uncorrected flood field nonuniformities cause ____________ artifacts in tomographic reconstruction.
a. Irregular
b. Dropout
c. Circular
d. Undulating
e. Linear
CORRECT|ANSWER
C
