Nuclear Medicine questions with correct answers

The scintillation crystal in an Anger camera is Answer sodium iodide For nuclear medicine personnel, the greatest source of occupational exposure to radiation comes from the Answer injected patien The radionuclide emission used for most all nuclear diagnostic studies is Answer gamma photons The isotope of choice for most nuclear medicine medical procedures i Answer Technetium-99m The time it takes for a radioactive nucleus to decay to 1/2 its original activity level is termed its Answer half-life Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: highly ionizing ? Answer alpha Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: small mass? Answer beta Which of the following types of radiation can be described as: moderately ionizing? Answer beta During a nuclear study, gamma emissions fro