NUCLEAR MEDICINE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
1) Which radiopharmaceutical is commonly used in PET -- Answer ✔✔ flourine-18
2) What pharmaceutical is used to evaluate myocardial perfusion -- Answer ✔✔
thallium-201
3) Positron emission is the result of -- Answer ✔✔ pair-production interaction
4) Positron annihilates with -- Answer ✔✔ electron to produce two high energy
gamma photons
5) Gamma photons detected by nuclear medicine detector (PET scan) are --
Answer ✔✔ flourine-18
Gallium-68
Nitrogen-13
6) QC testing of radiopharmaceuticals is carried out by -- Answer ✔✔ commercial
manufacturers
, 7) Nuclear pharmacy is also called the -- Answer ✔✔ hot lab
8) Nuclear pharmacy is the -- Answer ✔✔ medical grade radiopharmaceutical
produced in house on an as-needed basis
9) Hot lab design features -- Answer ✔✔ - minimal access by public
- materials used are easy to decontaminate
- lead-lined storage and waste receptacles
- exhaust fume-hood
- eye wash station and shower
10) Nuclear pharmacy equipment include -- Answer ✔✔ - dose calibrators
- radiation survey meters
- scintillation detector and counter
- lead bricks, barriers, and shields
- water bath
11) Radioactive waste disposal -- Answer ✔✔ disposal should be in a labelled and
leak proof container, when waste is indistinguishable from background radiation
level then is can be disposed the same as nonradioactive waste
12) Modern radioisotope detection uses -- Answer ✔✔ gamma camera
13) Gamma camera includes -- Answer ✔✔ - FOV scintillation detectors
- collimator
- hard-wired logic circuit
14) Scintillation crystal is -- Answer ✔✔ thallium activated sodium iodide
15) The scintillation crystal converts -- Answer ✔✔ gamma photons from patient
into light
ANSWERS
1) Which radiopharmaceutical is commonly used in PET -- Answer ✔✔ flourine-18
2) What pharmaceutical is used to evaluate myocardial perfusion -- Answer ✔✔
thallium-201
3) Positron emission is the result of -- Answer ✔✔ pair-production interaction
4) Positron annihilates with -- Answer ✔✔ electron to produce two high energy
gamma photons
5) Gamma photons detected by nuclear medicine detector (PET scan) are --
Answer ✔✔ flourine-18
Gallium-68
Nitrogen-13
6) QC testing of radiopharmaceuticals is carried out by -- Answer ✔✔ commercial
manufacturers
, 7) Nuclear pharmacy is also called the -- Answer ✔✔ hot lab
8) Nuclear pharmacy is the -- Answer ✔✔ medical grade radiopharmaceutical
produced in house on an as-needed basis
9) Hot lab design features -- Answer ✔✔ - minimal access by public
- materials used are easy to decontaminate
- lead-lined storage and waste receptacles
- exhaust fume-hood
- eye wash station and shower
10) Nuclear pharmacy equipment include -- Answer ✔✔ - dose calibrators
- radiation survey meters
- scintillation detector and counter
- lead bricks, barriers, and shields
- water bath
11) Radioactive waste disposal -- Answer ✔✔ disposal should be in a labelled and
leak proof container, when waste is indistinguishable from background radiation
level then is can be disposed the same as nonradioactive waste
12) Modern radioisotope detection uses -- Answer ✔✔ gamma camera
13) Gamma camera includes -- Answer ✔✔ - FOV scintillation detectors
- collimator
- hard-wired logic circuit
14) Scintillation crystal is -- Answer ✔✔ thallium activated sodium iodide
15) The scintillation crystal converts -- Answer ✔✔ gamma photons from patient
into light
