NM1000 Welcome Quiz

Nuclear Medicine Uses Contrast to Image patients

• True

• False

If an object is irradiated long enough it will become radioactive

• True

• False

To get images we inject a radioactive substance into a patient

• True

• False

There is a slightly higher rate of cancer among Nuclear Medicine Technologists compared to other professions.

• True

• False

In order to be put inside a Gamma Camera (one type we typically use) you must remove all metal from your body. If you have a pacemaker, you cannot have any scans done

• True

• False

Nuclear Medicine Technologists (on average) make more than CT/Ultrasound/MRI techs

• True

• False

The most common isotope used in Nuclear Medicine is

• Tl-201

• Tc99m

• I-131

• I-123

You get far more radiation as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist than an airline pilot.

• True

• False

Which everyday item contains radioactive material?

• Peanuts

• Bananas

• Plastic containers

• Cell phones

Draw a radiation symbol