Basics
The meaning of the acronym PET
What is Positron Emission Tomography?
PET scanning was first developed in this decade
What is the 1970s?
This is the type of radiation emitted by the radiotracer during a PET scan.
What is gamma radiation? (gamma rays)
True or False: PET scans expose the patient to radiation.
What is true?
Price range for PET Scans
What is $1,000 to $7,000?
Another term for antielectron
What is a positron?
Developed the first prototype of PET imaging at the UPenn in the late 1950s
Who are Gordon Brownell & David Kuhl?
Records the location and strength of the gamma rays emitted from within the body.
What are the detectors?
This type of patient should inform their doctor before undergoing a PET scan.
What is a pregnant patient?
PET scans are the most expensive imaging modality because they involve this
What is the use of radioactive tracers & specialized equipment?
When a positron interacts with an electron, this occurs
What is they annihilate each other?
PET scanning technology was first introduced at this research facility in the United States.
What is the University of Pennsylvania?
After the tracer is injected, it travels through the bloodstream and accumulates in tissues with high ________, making them visible on the scan.
What is metabolic activity?
This is one reason why PET scans are generally not recommended for pregnant women.
What is the risk of radiation exposure to the fetus?
When a computer software analyzes the data collected by the detectors and creates a 3D image of the distribution of the tracer in the body.
What is image reconstruction?
This type of medical material is injected into the body before the scan.
What is a radiotracer or radioactive tracer?
A positron was first predicted by this person in 1928 using calculations in quantum physics
Who is Paul Dirac?
This is the biological molecule that fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) mimics.
What is glucose?
In addition to radiation exposure, some patients might experience this mild side effect after the injection of the radiotracer.
What is an allergic reaction or mild discomfort at the injection site?
In a PET scan, areas that show up as bright spots typically indicate these types of tissues, which consume more glucose
What are areas if high metabolic activity?
A PET scan is a type of this broader imaging technique.
What is nuclear medicine?
The explanation behind the equation E = mc2
What is when antimatter & their corresponding matter combine, their masses are annihilated and converted into pure photon energy?
The process of positron emission and annihilation, where the radiotracer emits positrons that interact with electrons, releasing gamma rays detected by the scanner to create an image
What is the basic process of a PET Scan?
Radiotracers are processed mainly through this organ, which must be monitored.
What is the kidney?
The teacher of the 7th period radiology class who is born on octobnovjuaugust 39th
What is Maurice Hayon?