Package Deal For Nuclear Medicine Board Review NMTCB Study Questions and Answers 2024

In which RP is Tc99m left in the valence state of +7 a. sulfur colloid b. MAA c. MAG3 d. sestamibi - A. Sulfur colloid a tech receives a request for a patient to receive Sm153 for palliation of pain from bone mets. the patient has a WBC count of 3500 and 40000 platelets. what should happen ne...

Gas Ventilation - Xe 133, 81 KeV, 5.3 half life; reactor produced dose: 10-20 mCi imaging: posterior position negative pressure room required uses activated charcoal trap to accumulate the exhaled xenon gas until decayed to background single breath: during inhalation wash in / equilibrium : co...

A false positive In-111 WBC scan may be due to increased abdominal uptake in a patient: a. that is currently taking antibiotics b. with a sinus infection c. with a stomach ulcer d. with a renal cyst e. with cholecystitis - B. Sinus Infection due to sinus drainage A patient receives 285uCi of...

Coughing CPR helps to maintain what? - Helps maintain consciousness. Atropine is a anticholinergic agent used with dobutamine to do what? - Increase heart rate Photopeak efficiency is defined as: - Ratio of net counts in the photopeak to net counts in the entire spectrum. How would you modi...

18F-FDG is rarely used to image tumors in the kidney, prostate, or bladder because: - FDG is actively excreted in the urine, obscuring tumor uptake in these organs A patient who is maintained on a ventilator is transported to the nuclear medicine department. In the transfer process, it is necessa...

Static bone imaging is routinely performed how long after tracer administration to an adult: A)30min B)1hr C)2-3hr D)24hr - C)2-3hr. Static bone imaging performed with a labeled diphosphonate compound is routinely performed 2-3hr after tracer administration. Which of the following structures norm...

What is being evaluated with chromatography testing of technetium radiopharmaceuticals A. Aluminum Contamination B. Molybdenum Breakthrough C. Radionuclidic Purity D. Radiochemical Purity E. Chemical Purity - D. Radiochemical Purity The use of elliptical and or body counter orbits in SPECT...

what are survey meters used to measure? - radiation exposure rates what type of survey meter is used for surveys to detect contamination? - Geiger-Muller (GM) counter The NRC requires that a nuc med facility have a survey meter capable of detecting exposure rates between what range? and what i...

Pyuria is a common finding in renal disease and is defined as the presence of: (A) White cells in the urine (B) Blood in the urine (C) Casts in the urine (D) Protein in the urine A – White cells in the urine Hematuria – blood in the urine, proteinuria – protein in the urine, cylindrur...

TCM-99 DISIDA - HEPATOBILIARY TCM-99 DMSA - RENAL CORTICAL SCANNING TCM-99 DTPA AEROSOL - LUNG TCM-99 DTPA IV - BRAIN RENAL (GFR) TCM-99 DTPA (ORAL) - LIQUID GASTRIC EMPTYING TCM-99 ECD - BRAIN SCAN TCM-99 HMPAO - BRAIN TCM-99 LABELED RBC - GI BLEEDING SCAN TCM-99 MAA - LUNG...

SPECT QC Energy Peak rmity Resolution Linearity Center of Rotation COR high - count extrinsic flood field uniformity correction Jaszczak Center of Rotation COR - NTRADY12 COR reduces spatial resolution & blurring Image contrast a measure Performed to ensure center field of view of camera detect o...

Before tracer administration, all the following preparations are required for a 27 year old woman referred for total-body bone imaging except: A)explain the procedure B)answer patient's questions C)rule out pregnancy D)remove attenuating materials D. Remove Attenuating Materials Which of the ...

A patient with a chest tube arrives in the nuclear medicine department for an Imaging study. The technologist should: A. Cancel the procedure because the chest tube apparatus will interfere with the study B. Place the chest tubes external apparatus on the Imaging table next to the patient C...