RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

Question 1

Radioactive material used for diagnostic tests like nuclear medicine:

Answer 1

Technetium 99m

Question 2

Radioactive materials used for therapeutic purposes:

Answer 2

Cobalt-60
Iodine-125
Iridium-192
Palladium-103
Strontium-90

Question 3

Source is placed inside a pre-existing body cavity:

Answer 3

Intracavitary Brachytherapy

Question 4

Another name for tandem and ring is:

Answer 4

Fletcher-suit

Question 5

Characteristics for permanent brachytherapy implants:

Answer 5

LOWER ENERGY and SHORT HALF LIVES - so that the radiation cannot travel further than within the patients body and cause harm to the public

Question 6

Characteristics for temporary brachytherapy implants:

Answer 6

HIGHER ENERGY - because the source will be removed from the patient before he/she leaves the treatment room

Question 7

The term activity is defined as:

Answer 7

the strength of radioactive sources that is determined by the rate of decay