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NUCLEAR MEDICINE BOARD EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS AND STUDY GUIDE (VERSION A AND B) ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS What is the formula for thyroid uptake %? - Answer️️ -Thyroid uptake %= Thyroid counts-patient background counts(thigh)/ capsule counts- room background counts...

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NUCLEAR MEDICINE BOARD EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS
AND STUDY GUIDE (VERSION A AND B) 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS


What is the formula for thyroid uptake %? - Answer✔️✔️-Thyroid uptake %= Thyroid

counts-patient background counts(thigh)/ capsule counts- room background counts

X100%

Refers to the fact that different types of radiation produce different biologic effects.... the

ratio of an absorbed dose of xrays or gammma rays to the amount of any other form of

radiation that is needed to produce the same biologic effect. - Answer✔️✔️-relative

biologic effectiveness

Formula for relative biologic effectiveness? - Answer✔️✔️-RBE= Dose of x-ray or gamma

radiation/ equivalent dose of radiation in question

associated with exposure to low level radiation over a prolonged period of time. Long

term exposure to love level rad can lead to leukemia and other forms of cancer. -

Answer✔️✔️-Stochastic Effects

the result of a high dose of radiation over a short period of time. These are directly

proportional to the amount of rad exposure. - Answer✔️✔️-Non Stochastic/ Deterministic

Effects

As Low As Reasonably Achievable - Answer✔️✔️-ALARA

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If the distance from a radioactive source is doubled, the radition exposure is _____ of

that at the original distance. - Answer✔️✔️-1/4

the amount of radiation it takes to produce 1 electrostatic charge in 1cc of dry air at

standard temperature and pressure. - Answer✔️✔️-Roentgen

the unit of measure applied to radiation exposure in humans... calculated by multiplying

the number of rads by the RBE. - Answer✔️✔️-REM

____ can be measured in types of matter other than air. - Answer✔️✔️-RAD (radiation

absorbed dose)

Member of the general public should be exposed to no greater than _____

millirem(mrem) per year. - Answer✔️✔️-100 mrem

Individuals who are radiation workers can be exposed to a max of _____mrem per year

unless that are minors, in which case the annual max is ____mrem. - Answer✔️✔️-

5000mrem, 500mrem

Female radiation worker who declares pregnancy may only be exposed to ____mrem

throughout her nine month pregnancy. - Answer✔️✔️-500mrem

Maximum permissible dose to the eye is ____mrem per year. - Answer✔️✔️-15,000mrem

Skin and extremities should be exposed to no more than ____mrem per year. -

Answer✔️✔️-50,000mrem

3 events that must be reported to the NRC - Answer✔️✔️-1. administration of therapeutic

radiation doses to the wrong patient

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2. an administered dose that exceeds 20% of the total prescribed dose

3.Single therapeutic dose that varies by more than 20% from the written directive or a

weekly therapeutic dose that varies by more than 30% from the written directive.

Each wipe must encompass an area of at least ____ square centimeters. - Answer✔️✔️-

100 square centimeters

A restricted area is considered to be contaminated if a wipe test delivers a result greater

than ________DPM/100cm^2 - Answer✔️✔️-20,000DPM/100cm^2 for isotopes such as

Tc99m orTI 201

The threshold for a restricted area is lowered to ____DPM/100cm^2 if the area is

contaminated with a high energy isotope such as I131 or In111 - Answer✔️✔️-

2,000DMP/100cm^2

What sign should be posted for areas with a radiation level below 5mR/hr? -

Answer✔️✔️-"Caution Radioactive Materials"

What sign should be posted for areas with a radiation level greater than 5mR/hr? -

Answer✔️✔️-"Caution Radiation Area"

What sign should be posted for areas with a radiation level that exceeds 100mR/hr? -

Answer✔️✔️-"Caution High Radiation Area"

Signs should be posted _____ from the radiation source or radioactive surface. -

Answer✔️✔️-30cm

What kind of label should a package have if it has a surface radiation level less than

0.5mR/hr and a 0 transportation index at 1 meter? - Answer✔️✔️-A White I label

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