Introduction to Nuclear Medicine Questions and Answers
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Introduction to Nuclear Medicine Questions and Answers
What is nuclear medicine?
Branch of radiology that uses radioactive materials for diagnosis, therapy & medical research. Provides doctors w/ information on both structure & function.
Isotope
Element w/
same # of protons, but differen...
Introduction to Nuclear Medicine
Questions and Answers
What is nuclear medicine? - answer Branch of radiology that uses radioactive
materials for diagnosis, therapy & medical research. Provides doctors w/ information on
both structure & function.
Isotope - answer Element w/
same # of protons, but different # of neutrons.
How are radioactive materials detected? - answer By gamma cameras.
What are radioactive materials used for? - answer To diagnose and treat a variety of
diseases & disorders.
The amount of radiation is comparable to? - answer A diagnostic x-ray & the amount
is kept w/in safe limits.
Radiopharmaceuticals - answer A radiation drug.
Radioactive drug for diagnosis or therapy.
Radionuclide - answer Unstable atoms that emit radiation spontaneously.
Radiopharmacy - answer Facility for preparation,dispensing & storage of radioactive
drugs.
Tracers - answer Used as tags or markers & followed as they travel through the
body.
Tc99m - answer Half-Life 6h
Energy 140KeV
I123 - answer HL 13.2 h
E 159
I131 - answer HL 8d
E 364
Tl201 - answer HL 73.1h
E 69,83,167
Ga67 - answer HL 78.3h
E 93,185,388
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