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This document provides a complete and detailed practice exam tailored for students preparing for the NMTCB (Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board) Exam 2025/2026. It contains 120 professionally crafted multiple-choice questions with fully explained answers, offering deep insight into the exam content and clinical application. Covered topics include radiopharmaceutical chemistry, radionuclidic and radiochemical purity, dose calibrator QC, image artifacts, radiation regulations (NRC & DOT), radiopharmacy preparation techniques, SPECT and PET imaging principles, biological behavior of radiotracers, EKG interpretation, organ-specific imaging (thyroid, heart, lung, bone, renal, hepatobiliary), patient safety protocols, radiation protection, and instrumentation quality control. This guide also explains regulatory limits, dose labeling, detector functions, and contamination response procedures. Formatted in a board-style Q&A format, this document is ideal for fast recall, clinical understanding, and last-minute exam preparation. It is aligned with current NMTCB exam content outlines and serves as a practical reference for anyone in nuclear medicine technology. This material is highly useful for students enrolled in: – Nuclear Medicine Technology programs – Radiologic Technology programs with NM content – Medical Imaging and Radiopharmacy coursework – CT or PET/CT hybrid certification preparation It is also valuable for professionals at U.S. universities, imaging centers, and accredited radiology education institutions seeking to certify or refresh their nuclear medicine knowledge. Keywords: NMTCB practice test, nuclear medicine exam, radionuclidic purity, radiochemical QC, radiation safety, radiopharmacy, Tc99m prep, SPECT imaging, dose calibrator, EKG nuclear imaging, regulatory limits, radiotracer kinetics, PET radiopharmaceuticals, NRC radiation rules, instrumentation QC, radiology board review

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NMTCB Practice Exam 2025/2026 Exam
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What is the fraction of the total radioactivity in the form of the desired

radionuclide present in a radiopharmaceutical called?

A) aluminum contamination

B) molybdenum breakthrough

C) radionuclidic purity

D) radiochemical purity


E) chemical purity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C) radionuclidic purity


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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) spatial resolution


Full width at half maximum (FWHM) is often used as a measure of:

A) uniformity

B) sensitivity

C) intensity

D) resolution


E) dead time - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D) resolution


Uncorrected flood field nonuniformities cause ___________ artifacts in

tomographic reconstruction.

A) irregular

B) dropout

C) circular

D) undulating

, E) linear - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C) circular


What areas of prolonged retention of Xe-133 in the lungs associated with?

A) reduced trapping in the lung

B) obstructive lung disease

C) pulmonary emboli

D) bacterial pneumonia


E) extended equilibrium phase - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) obstructive lung

disease

Which of the following myocardial perfusion patterns suggest that the

patient has myocardial ischemia?

A) normal resting tc-MIBI, abnormal stress tc-MIBI

B) abnormal resting tc-MIBI, normal stress TI201

C) normal resting tc-MIBI, normal stress TI201

D) abnormal resting TI201, abnormal stress tc-MIBI


E) abnormal resting TI201, abnormal stress TI201 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A)

normal resting tc-MIBI, abnormal stress tc-MIBI



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