NMTCB PET EXAM REVIEW / COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Mixed Attentuation - ...(ANSWERS)....Malignant Pulmonary Nodules on CT are
characterized by:
Reed-Sternberg Cells - ...(ANSWERS)....Hodkin's Lymphoma is separated from
other Lymphomas by the presence of:
Acetylecholinestrearse Inhibitors
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists - ...(ANSWERS)....Two types of
Alzheimer's mediciation:
Left Subclavian Vein - ...(ANSWERS)....Lymphatic Drainage for most of the body is
via:
Erythropoietin - ...(ANSWERS)....Hormone made in kidney's that signals the bone
marrow to make more RBCs:
Renal Cancer - ...(ANSWERS)....Affects woman >65
Renal Cell carcinomas mostly
Wilm's Tumor (pediatric)
covered under guidlines
,Pancreatic Cancer - ...(ANSWERS)....Most begins in ducts
Spreads to peritoneum, liver, lungs
Imaging neck to pelvis
Covered under CMS NCD
Portal Vein and Hepatic Artery - ...(ANSWERS)....The Liver primarily receives
blood from:
Gastric Cancer - ...(ANSWERS)....Men >65
Cardia, fundus, corpus, antrum, pylorus
Imaging Neck to Lower Pelvis
Five layers; mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, subserosa, serosa
Cells of Cajal - ...(ANSWERS)....Pacemaker of GI Tract
Staging, Restaging, Monitoring response to theraphy - ...(ANSWERS)....Breast
Cancer CMS coverage
Initial or Subsequent treatment strategy - ...(ANSWERS)....Lung Cancer CMS
coverage
Non-Small Cell
-More Common
,-Spreads slowly
-Bone, Liver, Brain, Adrenal Glands
Small Cell
-Rapid Growth - ...(ANSWERS)....Two major types of Lung Cancer:
Esophageal Cancer - ...(ANSWERS)....Affects men more than women
>65 years
Squamous cell and mucinoid
Neck to pelvis imaging
Esophageal Cancer coverage - ...(ANSWERS)....Initial Treatment, restaging,
response to therapy, recurrance
Thalamus - ...(ANSWERS)....Brain structure described as "sensory relay"
Lipophilicity - ...(ANSWERS)....Physiochemical property of a PET tracer that
decides it's ability to enter the brain and label the target receptor or enzyme:
Negatrons and Positrons - ...(ANSWERS)....Beta particles are electrons that
contain _____________ and ____________.
Electron Capture or Positron decay - ...(ANSWERS)....Proton rich nuclei decay
either by _____________ or ______________ .
, 1/3
ex: F-18 Max = 635 KeV Mean = 210 KeV - ...(ANSWERS)....Mean energy of an
ejected positron is about ___________ of the max energy.
Decrease Resolution - ...(ANSWERS)....Longer range of travel for a positron before
annihilation will ___________ resolution.
Positron emitted from atom w/ high kin. energy
Slows, combines w/ electron
Forms postironium briefly, spin
Mass is converted to energy, release two 511 KeV photons -
...(ANSWERS)....Annihilation Reaction
2 mm
0.25 degree deviation - ...(ANSWERS)....Non-colinearity results in blurring effect
on clinical PET scanners of approximately _____ mm and angle of _____ deviation
from 180.
Gas-Filled
Anode and Cathode
Operates at Low Voltage - ...(ANSWERS)....Ionization chamber is a ____________
detector w/ a ______________ and ______________ .
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Mixed Attentuation - ...(ANSWERS)....Malignant Pulmonary Nodules on CT are
characterized by:
Reed-Sternberg Cells - ...(ANSWERS)....Hodkin's Lymphoma is separated from
other Lymphomas by the presence of:
Acetylecholinestrearse Inhibitors
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists - ...(ANSWERS)....Two types of
Alzheimer's mediciation:
Left Subclavian Vein - ...(ANSWERS)....Lymphatic Drainage for most of the body is
via:
Erythropoietin - ...(ANSWERS)....Hormone made in kidney's that signals the bone
marrow to make more RBCs:
Renal Cancer - ...(ANSWERS)....Affects woman >65
Renal Cell carcinomas mostly
Wilm's Tumor (pediatric)
covered under guidlines
,Pancreatic Cancer - ...(ANSWERS)....Most begins in ducts
Spreads to peritoneum, liver, lungs
Imaging neck to pelvis
Covered under CMS NCD
Portal Vein and Hepatic Artery - ...(ANSWERS)....The Liver primarily receives
blood from:
Gastric Cancer - ...(ANSWERS)....Men >65
Cardia, fundus, corpus, antrum, pylorus
Imaging Neck to Lower Pelvis
Five layers; mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, subserosa, serosa
Cells of Cajal - ...(ANSWERS)....Pacemaker of GI Tract
Staging, Restaging, Monitoring response to theraphy - ...(ANSWERS)....Breast
Cancer CMS coverage
Initial or Subsequent treatment strategy - ...(ANSWERS)....Lung Cancer CMS
coverage
Non-Small Cell
-More Common
,-Spreads slowly
-Bone, Liver, Brain, Adrenal Glands
Small Cell
-Rapid Growth - ...(ANSWERS)....Two major types of Lung Cancer:
Esophageal Cancer - ...(ANSWERS)....Affects men more than women
>65 years
Squamous cell and mucinoid
Neck to pelvis imaging
Esophageal Cancer coverage - ...(ANSWERS)....Initial Treatment, restaging,
response to therapy, recurrance
Thalamus - ...(ANSWERS)....Brain structure described as "sensory relay"
Lipophilicity - ...(ANSWERS)....Physiochemical property of a PET tracer that
decides it's ability to enter the brain and label the target receptor or enzyme:
Negatrons and Positrons - ...(ANSWERS)....Beta particles are electrons that
contain _____________ and ____________.
Electron Capture or Positron decay - ...(ANSWERS)....Proton rich nuclei decay
either by _____________ or ______________ .
, 1/3
ex: F-18 Max = 635 KeV Mean = 210 KeV - ...(ANSWERS)....Mean energy of an
ejected positron is about ___________ of the max energy.
Decrease Resolution - ...(ANSWERS)....Longer range of travel for a positron before
annihilation will ___________ resolution.
Positron emitted from atom w/ high kin. energy
Slows, combines w/ electron
Forms postironium briefly, spin
Mass is converted to energy, release two 511 KeV photons -
...(ANSWERS)....Annihilation Reaction
2 mm
0.25 degree deviation - ...(ANSWERS)....Non-colinearity results in blurring effect
on clinical PET scanners of approximately _____ mm and angle of _____ deviation
from 180.
Gas-Filled
Anode and Cathode
Operates at Low Voltage - ...(ANSWERS)....Ionization chamber is a ____________
detector w/ a ______________ and ______________ .
