Nuclear medicine

Equiptments

100

Name an equipment used in nuclear medicine. (Acronym is fine)

PET, SPECT

200

Define a radiotracer

Something doctors inject into the patient to create a reaction in the body that sends of gamma rays for the machine to detect. It is a crucial step when scanning

300

what does PET stand for?

Positron emission tomography

400

Which machine scans for Parkinson's disease? PET or SPECT?

SPECT

500

What does SPECT stand for?

Single-photon emission computed tomography

Testing process

100

What type of ray does the Positron emission tomography (PET) detect?

gamma ray

200

what are three dangers caused by nuclear medicine?

radiation

skin reddening

hair loss

cancer

300

What are two diseases the positron emission tomography (PET) can help diagnose?

Heart problems

cancer

brain disorders

400

True of False?

The Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) tracer produces Fluorine.

False

Positron emission tomography (PET) tracer produces Fluorine

History

100

When was nuclear medicine first start?

1800's

200

What prize did George Charles De Hevesy win in 1943?

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

BONUS

500

What is the highest salary of a Nuclear pharmacist?

$133K