Chapter 2 Quiz

Question 1

A patient needs the administration of 12mCi f18-FDG and the current concentration of F18-FDG is 8.3mCi/mL. How much volume should be prepared?

0.69mL
0.95mL
1.44mL
2.03mL

Answer 1

1.44mL

Question 2

The weight of a patient is 134 pounds, and the physician has prescribed 0.14mCi/kg for this procedure. How much activity should be prepared?

7.5mCi
8.5mCi
14.3mCi
18.7mCi

Answer 2

8.5mCi

Question 3

F18-FLT is helpful in patients with cancer because the uptake mechanism demonstrates the rate of _____.

-blood flow
-fatty acid metabolism
-tumor hypoxia
-cellular proliferation

Answer 3

cellular proliferation

Question 4

Myocardial perfusion studies may be performed with all the following PET radiopharmaceuticals EXCEPT _______.

F18-FDG
N13-ammonia
O15-water
Rb82-chloride

Answer 4

F18-FDG

Question 5

The localization mechanism of F18 sodium fluoride is by uptake ______.

-via nucleophilic substitution
-within myocytes
-in hydroxyapatite crystals
-of long-chain fatty acid complexes

Answer 5

in hydroxyapatite crystals

Question 6

The primary source of energy for the heart is from ______.

glucose
protein
fatty acids
amino acids

Answer 6

fatty acids

Question 7

C11-Choline is used for imaging all the following EXCEPT ________.

prostate cancer
brain cancer
colon cancer
breast cancer

Answer 7

breast cancer

Question 8

F18-FDOPA is used to evaluate _____.

melanoma
Parkinson’s disease
Alzhiemer’s disease
Pick’s disease

Answer 8

Parkinson’s disease

Question 9

Which PET radiopharmaceutical provides a noninvasive method to quantify tumor hypoxia in solid tumors of the brain, head and neck cancers, and lung cancers?

F18-FMISO
N13-ammonia
F18-FDOPA
C11-sodium acetate

Answer 9

F18-FMISO

Question 10

The cyclotron production of O15^2 is performed by deuteron irradiation of ______.

O16
N14
F18
O18

Answer 10

N14

Question 11

Ga-68 vial has how long of a shelf life? Have any environment needs?

Answer 11

3.5-4hr shelf life and needs to be refrigerated