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