PMU - Year 1 Physics - Part 4(B)

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Most effective imaging method for detection of bone metastases is:

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Radionuclide technetium-99m (99mTc) is used for:

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SPECT diagnostics method is based on:

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Radiopharmaceuticals are:

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Collimation stage in SPECT:

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NaI crystals routinly used in gamma cameras:

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Select the INCORRECT answer. "The eluate of technetium-99m generator can be used for a limited time, only in the day of elution, because:

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Radionuclide purity means:

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Iofetamine (123I) is a radiopharaceutical drug used in cerebral blood perfusion imaging with SPECT. What is the final product of 123I decay chain?

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Which of the following three effects is used in PET:

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PET apparatus is set up to detect:

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Which imaging diagnostic method use electron-positron annihilation?

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Patients radiation load in PET is considerably lower compared to SPECT because:

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Positron emission involves the ejection of:

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Which type of radioactivity is related to PET diagnostics:

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Dosimetry unit defined only for photon radiations and only for interaction in air:

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Exposure (dosimetric quanitity) is defined for:

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Kerma (Kinetic energy released in matter) is defined for:

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Which of the following is defined as Kerma (K) of ionising radiation:

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Universal dosimetric unit defined for all types of radiation and absorption media:

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The correct units of absorbed dose are:

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Which of the following refers to the effective dose rate:

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Which of the following refers to the Kema rate:

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Tissue weighting factor (wt) account for the radio-biological effect of:

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Radiation weighting factor (wr) accounts for the radio-biological effect of:

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Which radiation detectors is used for the calibration of both Linear accelerator and Cobolt units used in radiation therapy

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Thermoluminescence dosimeter (TLD) are used for radiation exposure measurements of:

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Which detectors are used as dosimeters for medical personnel (More than one answer)

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60Co used in radiotherapy, has approx half-life T1/2 of:

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X-ray tubes made for therapeutic applications have a stationary anode, which x-ray tubes used for diagnostics have a rotating anode. Why is that?

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Radiation dose reaches a maximum near the skin surface for:

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Radiation dose peaks at maximum depth for treatment with:

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Percent depth dose (PDD) is:

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For which type of radiation the term skin-sparing effect is not applicable:

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Radionuclide used for radiotherapy of thyroid cancer:

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What radionuclide delivery methods are used in brachytherapy

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BNCT therapy is a method used:

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Which two imaging methods do not expose patients to radiation risk:

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Monitoring and measuring a persons exposure to radiation is called:

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The primary purpose for using personal monitoring is to:

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Which type of ionizing radiation will have the LEAST biological effect:

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Consider teletherapy (external beam radiotherapy) with medical accelerator (Linac) and cobalt-60 unit. Which is the MOST significant difference bewteen the two methods, regarding radiation protection:

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What is the SIGNIFICANT difference between sealed and unsealed radiation sources used in radiotherapy:

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Iodine-131 is used in thyroid cancer therapy, but it is undesirable for diagnostic purposes. Why is that?

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In nuclear medicine, what is the significant difference between "in vivo" and "In vitro" radionuclide based investigations:

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In November 2006, former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko fell suddenly ill. He died in London's University College Hospital, leaving doctors puzzled over the cause of death. It was later determined he had ingested the radionuclide polonium-210. Given that (prior to the autopsy), radiation was undetectable out of Litvinenko's body, what was the type of radioactive decay?

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PMU - Year 1 Physics - Part 4(B)

PMU - Year 1 Physics - Part 4(B)

Most effective imaging method for detection of bone metastases is:

Radionuclide technetium-99m (99mTc) is used for:

SPECT diagnostics method is based on:

Radiopharmaceuticals are:

Collimation stage in SPECT:

NaI crystals routinly used in gamma cameras:

Select the INCORRECT answer. "The eluate of technetium-99m generator can be used for a limited time, only in the day of elution, because:

Radionuclide purity means:

Iofetamine (123I) is a radiopharaceutical drug used in cerebral blood perfusion imaging with SPECT. What is the final product of 123I decay chain?

Which of the following three effects is used in PET:

PET apparatus is set up to detect:

Which imaging diagnostic method use electron-positron annihilation?

Patients radiation load in PET is considerably lower compared to SPECT because:

Positron emission involves the ejection of:

Which type of radioactivity is related to PET diagnostics:

Dosimetry unit defined only for photon radiations and only for interaction in air:

Exposure (dosimetric quanitity) is defined for:

Kerma (Kinetic energy released in matter) is defined for:

Which of the following is defined as Kerma (K) of ionising radiation: