Nuclear Medicine Quiz

Which one of the following is CORRECT about nuclear medicine?

• Involve nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.

• Involve stable isotopes to produce radiations.

• It utilizes alpha radiation for imaging.

• The radiation is produced inside the patient body.

Which of the following is NOT a radiopharmaceutical?

• Tc-99m

• I-131

• I-125

• I-127

The most common way to deliver the radiation in nuclear medicine is...

• intravenous injection

• seed implant

• X-ray irradiation

• surgery

The nuclear medicine is useful in ...

• functional imaging

• anatomy imaging

• functional and anatomy imaging

• histology imaging

Radiopharmaceuticals can be accumulated in the targeted organ because ...

• it is injected directly to the target organ.

• it is carried to the target organ by blood.

• it is carried to the target organ by a carrier drug.

• it can be easily absorbed by the target organ.

Which of the following is NOT a nuclear medicine procedure?

• Iodine ablation therapy

• Myocardial perfusion imaging

• SPECT-CT

• Brachytherapy

PET scan uses what type of radiation for imaging?

• Annihilation photon

• X-ray

• Gamma ray

• Beta ray

Select the CORRECT way to reduce radiation dose to the patient in nuclear medicine.

• Minimize the amount of the injected radiopharmaceuticals

• Use radiopharmaceuticals with low half-life

• Put on shielding on the patient during the procedure

• Use radioisotopes that produce low energy radiation

If there is a defect in the coronary artery and the blood cannot perfuse through myocardium, the nuclear medicine image in that spot will appear

• Dark

• Bright

• Blue

• Red

Why Technetium-99m is the most preferred radiopharmaceutical in nuclear medicine?

• It has relatively short half life.

• It produce beta radiation

• It can serve multipurpose (imaging and therapy)

• It is easy and cheap to be produced.