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Nuclear medicine II Flashcards

1
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Primary interaction NaI in Tc99 imaging

A

Photoelectric (High Z material)

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2
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Energy resolution for Tc 99 m on Gamma camera

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10 % (14%, because the FHWM)

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3
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Energy resolution

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Photopeak broadening as a percentage of photopeak energy

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4
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If energy resolution is 10% (10% FWHM) what is the energy window

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20%

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6
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What is the sensitivity range of well counter (contamination testing)

A

nCi

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7
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Pulse height analyzer window width

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20%

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8
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What detectors DOES have gas and DOES NOT have NaI

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Dose calibrators (before injection measure). 
- Provide radioisotope info
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9
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What is ACLG used for QA

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ACLG is used for dose calibrators

  • A: Accuracy annual
  • C: Constancy daily
  • L: Linearity quaterly
  • G: Geometry Installation

Dose calibrators have a high accuracy (injection within 20%)

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10
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Medium energy collimators

A

Ga 67
K 81
In 111

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11
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High energy collimators

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I-131

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12
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Accuracy required for dose injected (NRC comission)

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20%

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13
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Low energy collimator

A

Tc99 m and I123

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14
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Intrinsic

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withou collimator (INdependent)

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15
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extrinsic

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with collimator (EXtra)

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16
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What is this artifact?

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Craked crystasl

17
Q

What is this

A

Photomultiplier not working

18
Q

What is this artifact

A

Ununiformity (captured using flood field)

Poor uniformity calibration

19
Q

Whatis this

A

Septal penetration

20
Q

How to decrease resolution of nM

A

Increase parallel hole colimator - patient distance

21
Q

Mottle of 100 counts/pixel in uniformioty flood?

A

10% (Mottle=1/square root of dose to receptor)

22
Q

Extrinsic system resolution of NM gamma camera

A

8 mm

23
Q

What is

A

Change energy window

24
Q

Pinhole

A

Thyroid

25
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Transmutation

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