NMTCB CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026 FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● How much blood flow is supplied to lungs from bronchial circulation?
A. 10%
B. 5%
C. 20%
D. 50% Answer: B. 5%
● What is the min. number of particles to be injected in adults?
A. 50,000
B. 60,000
C. 200,000
D. 800,000 Answer: B. 200,000-700,000 range
● What is the particle size of an MAA particle?
A. 0.1 - 0.3 um
B. 1 - 3 um
C. 0.5 - 0.10 um
D. 5 - 100 um Answer: D. 5 - 100 um
● Biological Half-life of MAA in the lungs?
, A. 2 -4 hrs
B. 4 - 5 hrs
C. 6 hrs
D. 24 hrs Answer: A. 2 - 4 hrs
● What radiopharmaceutical is used for aerosol?
A. 99mTc MAA
B. DTPA
C. 133- Xe gas
D. B and C Answer: B. DTPA (99m Tc-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic
acid)
● How much aerosol is administered?
A. 5 mCi
B. 15 mCi
C. 25mCi
D 40mCi Answer: C. 25 mCi (range: 25-35mCi)
● What view is used when performing lung scans?
A. Posterior
B. Anterior
C Anterior & Posterior
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● How much blood flow is supplied to lungs from bronchial circulation?
A. 10%
B. 5%
C. 20%
D. 50% Answer: B. 5%
● What is the min. number of particles to be injected in adults?
A. 50,000
B. 60,000
C. 200,000
D. 800,000 Answer: B. 200,000-700,000 range
● What is the particle size of an MAA particle?
A. 0.1 - 0.3 um
B. 1 - 3 um
C. 0.5 - 0.10 um
D. 5 - 100 um Answer: D. 5 - 100 um
● Biological Half-life of MAA in the lungs?
, A. 2 -4 hrs
B. 4 - 5 hrs
C. 6 hrs
D. 24 hrs Answer: A. 2 - 4 hrs
● What radiopharmaceutical is used for aerosol?
A. 99mTc MAA
B. DTPA
C. 133- Xe gas
D. B and C Answer: B. DTPA (99m Tc-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic
acid)
● How much aerosol is administered?
A. 5 mCi
B. 15 mCi
C. 25mCi
D 40mCi Answer: C. 25 mCi (range: 25-35mCi)
● What view is used when performing lung scans?
A. Posterior
B. Anterior
C Anterior & Posterior