Nuclear Medicine Technology: Review Questions for the Board Examinations

Description

This textbook now published in its 6th edition prepares students and technologists for registry examinations in nuclear medicine technology by providing practice questions and answers with detailed explanations, as well as a mock registry exam. The questions are designed to test the basic knowledge required of nuclear medicine technologists, as well as the practical application of that knowledge.  The topics covered closely follow the content specifications and the components of preparedness as published by the certification boards. This new edition now includes new tracers for diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications as well as other newly approved procedures. Coverage of positron emission tomography and hybrid multimodality imaging in the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging has also been expanded.  Contents 1: Introduction 2: Radioactivity, Radiopharmacy, and Quality Assurance 3: Radiation Safety 4: Instrumentation and Quality Assurance 5: Image Presentation and Computers 6: Skeletal System Scintigraphy 7: Central Nervous System Scintigraphy 8: Cardiovascular System Scintigraphy 9: Respiratory System Scintigraphy 10: Gastrointestinal Tract Scintigraphy 11: Genitourinary System Scintigraphy 12: Oncologic Scintigraphy 13: Infection Scintigraphy 14: Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Salivary Gland Scintigraphy 15: Non-imaging Procedures and Radionuclide Therapy 16: Patient Care 17: Positron-Emission Tomography 18: Multimodality Imaging 19: Appendix 1: Mock Examination 20: Appendix 2: Answers to Chapter 2 21: Appendix 3: Answers to Chapter 3 22: Appendix 4: Answers to Chapter 4 23: Appendix 5: Answers to Chapter 5 24: Appendix 6: Answers to Chapter 6 25: Appendix 7: Answers to Chapter 7 26: Appendix 8: Answers to Chapter 8 27: Appendix 9: Answers to Chapter 9 28: Appendix 10: Answers to Chapter 10 29: Appendix 11: Answers to Chapter 11 30: Appendix 12: Answers to Chapter 12 31: Appendix 13: Answers to Chapter 13 32: Appendix 14: Answers to Chapter 14 33: Appendix 15: Answers to Chapter 15 34: Appendix 16: Answers to Chapter 16 35: Appendix 17: Answers to Chapter 17 36: Appendix 18: Answers to Chapter 18 37: Appendix 19: Mock Examination Answers