Intro to Nuclear Medicine Questions and Answers
physiology, molecular
nuclear medicine technology examines specific _______ of an organ on a _______ level.
intravenously, inhalation, ingesting, or instilling
nuc med exams are accomplished by administering a pharmaceutical into the body by...
physiology, molecular - answer nuclear medicine technology examines specific
_______ of an organ on a _______ level.
intravenously, inhalation, ingesting, or instilling - answer nuc med exams are
accomplished by administering a pharmaceutical into the body by an ________ injection
(most common) or by _________ or by ________ or by ________
radiopharmaceuticals - answer ___________, defined as radioactive drugs used in
the diagnosis and treatment of disease, tag a radionuclide with a pharmaceutical.
gamma - answer the radionuclide emits a ______ ray as it decays, and a
pharmaceutical is formulated to go to a specific organ.
technetium 99mm - answer the nuclide used most commonly in nuclear medicine is
_______ ____ which has an energy of *140kev* and a physical half-life of 6hrs.
half-life - answer ________ is the time it takes for radiation to decay by one-half of its
original activity.
200 to 30 - answer typical doses for most diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures
range from ____microcuries to _____ millicuries
planar or static - answer the simplest type of gamma image produced during nuc
med is called a _____ or _______ image that looks like a single snapsht of the target
anatomy
3D - answer what is another type of image that can be produced using a gamma
camera?
SPECT, single photon emission computed tomography - answer In order for a
gamma camera to produce a 3D image, the camera head rotates around the patient
while acquiring the images in a process called _______ which stands for ______ _____
_____ _____ _______.
bone scans - answer _____ ______ look at the skeletal system to detect
abnormalities such as metastasis, stress fracture, or a loose prosthesis (orthopedic
device implanted into the body)
2 - answer a bone scan can detect a fracture ____ years after an injury.
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