Physics of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy

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What is the unit of radioactivity in the SI system?

  • Half-life (T1/2)
  • Disintegration per second (Dps)
  • Curie (Ci)
  • Becquerel (Bq) (correct)

What property do some natural elements with unstable nuclei possess?

  • Inertness
  • Radioactivity (correct)
  • Fixed half-life
  • Stability

What is the time needed for half of the radioactive nuclei to decay called?

  • Nuclear disintegration period
  • Half-life (T1/2) (correct)
  • Radioactive decay time
  • Disintegration rate

Which type of emission from radioactive material is positively charged and can stop in a few centimeters of air?

<p>Alpha particles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of emission from radioactive material is more penetrating than alpha particles and can be stopped by a few millimeters of tissue?

<p>Beta particles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the most commonly used radionuclides in nuclear medicine?

<p>Gamma-ray emitters (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of photons are identical to X-rays but have much higher energies?

<p>Gamma-rays (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which radionuclide has a half-life of 211100 years and is of negligible effects on the patient?

<p>^99mTc (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What imaging technique uses radionuclides that decay by gamma-ray emission?

<p>Single photon imaging (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main disadvantage of ^131I in nuclear medicine studies?

<p>Produces beta rays with relatively large radiation dose to the patient (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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