NMTCB Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
18F-FDG is rarely used to image tumors in the kidney, FDG is actively excreted in the urine, obscuring tumor
prostate, or bladder because: uptake in these organs
A patient who is maintained on a ventilator is transport-
ed to the nuclear medicine department. In the transfer
process, it is necessary for the nuclear medicine technol-
Once every 5 seconds
ogist to compress the Ambu-bag being used to sustain
the patient's breathing during transport. The rate for com-
pression of the bag should be approximately:
When explaining radiolabeled antibody treatment, an im-
portant negative consequence that the patient should be Development of antibodies to the radiolabeled antibody
informed of is the potential for
The best unit to use when explaining the radiation doses
received from different radiologic procedures using ion- Effective dose in Sieverts
izing radiation is the:
The best approach for protecting ancillary equipment Cover them with plastic wrap before procedures involving
such as computer keyboards from infectious agents is to: infectious patients
Once accessed, a multidose vial should be discarded after: 24 hours
A hospitalized patient having a myocardial perfusion scan
in the nuclear medicine department complains of mild
chest pain. The best response would be to:
A bone scan using 18F-sodium fluoride requires a delay
45-90 minutes
of:
Treatment with 90Y ibritumomab tiuxetan requires pre-
Rituxan
treatment with:
On an?111In leukocyte scan, activity is seen only in the
liver, spleen, and bone marrow, with the spleen being the Damage to the leukocytes during labeling
most intense.? This could be due to:
The total number of grams of iodine
, The ability of a material to serve as an intravenous contrast
agent for x-ray studies depends on:
In most nuclear medicine studies, it is generally desirable
to bring the camera as close to the patient as possible. In Pinhole Collimator
which of these imaging situations is this NOT true?
If one wishes to include the whole 364-keV photopeak in
an 131I imaging window, what is the lowest energy that
can be included without including the Compton edge?
The goal of preparing a hospital room for a radionuclide
therapy patient is to:
Of the following types of medications, which will affect the
heart rate response of a patient during a treadmill stress Beta blockers
test?
A gamma camera's stored X-axis offset is large relative to
the system's current rotational mechanics. What kind of Ring
artifact will be produced?
A uniformity correction image for a SPECT camera should
10,000
contain at least counts per pixel.
Normalization in a PET scanner involves comparison of: Counts in an individual lor with the average lor counts.
The first step in CT scanner daily quality control is the: Tube warm-up
A dose calibrator is tested for accuracy and shows an error
of -11% compared to the decay-corrected assay of the
Not used at all until it is serviced.
long-lived reference sample. The dose calibrator should
be:
Routine checks of the SUV of normal liver parenchyma on
FDG scans finds the number to be higher than in the past.
The most likely problem is the:
2/5
18F-FDG is rarely used to image tumors in the kidney, FDG is actively excreted in the urine, obscuring tumor
prostate, or bladder because: uptake in these organs
A patient who is maintained on a ventilator is transport-
ed to the nuclear medicine department. In the transfer
process, it is necessary for the nuclear medicine technol-
Once every 5 seconds
ogist to compress the Ambu-bag being used to sustain
the patient's breathing during transport. The rate for com-
pression of the bag should be approximately:
When explaining radiolabeled antibody treatment, an im-
portant negative consequence that the patient should be Development of antibodies to the radiolabeled antibody
informed of is the potential for
The best unit to use when explaining the radiation doses
received from different radiologic procedures using ion- Effective dose in Sieverts
izing radiation is the:
The best approach for protecting ancillary equipment Cover them with plastic wrap before procedures involving
such as computer keyboards from infectious agents is to: infectious patients
Once accessed, a multidose vial should be discarded after: 24 hours
A hospitalized patient having a myocardial perfusion scan
in the nuclear medicine department complains of mild
chest pain. The best response would be to:
A bone scan using 18F-sodium fluoride requires a delay
45-90 minutes
of:
Treatment with 90Y ibritumomab tiuxetan requires pre-
Rituxan
treatment with:
On an?111In leukocyte scan, activity is seen only in the
liver, spleen, and bone marrow, with the spleen being the Damage to the leukocytes during labeling
most intense.? This could be due to:
The total number of grams of iodine
, The ability of a material to serve as an intravenous contrast
agent for x-ray studies depends on:
In most nuclear medicine studies, it is generally desirable
to bring the camera as close to the patient as possible. In Pinhole Collimator
which of these imaging situations is this NOT true?
If one wishes to include the whole 364-keV photopeak in
an 131I imaging window, what is the lowest energy that
can be included without including the Compton edge?
The goal of preparing a hospital room for a radionuclide
therapy patient is to:
Of the following types of medications, which will affect the
heart rate response of a patient during a treadmill stress Beta blockers
test?
A gamma camera's stored X-axis offset is large relative to
the system's current rotational mechanics. What kind of Ring
artifact will be produced?
A uniformity correction image for a SPECT camera should
10,000
contain at least counts per pixel.
Normalization in a PET scanner involves comparison of: Counts in an individual lor with the average lor counts.
The first step in CT scanner daily quality control is the: Tube warm-up
A dose calibrator is tested for accuracy and shows an error
of -11% compared to the decay-corrected assay of the
Not used at all until it is serviced.
long-lived reference sample. The dose calibrator should
be:
Routine checks of the SUV of normal liver parenchyma on
FDG scans finds the number to be higher than in the past.
The most likely problem is the:
2/5
