Ionizing radiation with characteristics of an electron but emitted from the nucleus of a radioactive atom is identified as a(n):

What is the name of the device required to produce positron-emitting elements?

Imaging system that uses one to three gamma detectors to produce tomographic images of an organ or structure

Regions of metastatic disease in the body have a(n) ____ uptake of 18F-FDG.

PET brain mapping techniques are intended to:

Which radioactive tracer is commonly used to assess amino acid metabolism in a central nervous system (CNS) tumor?

Another term for short distance radiation therapy is:

The type of radiation therapy that uses multiple beams of radiation to three-dimensionally target a tumor is termed:

Which member of the radiation oncology team maintains and directs the quality control and quality assurance activities associated with the use of ionizing radiation?

What type of material makes up the functional aspect of the transducer that creates the high-frequency sound?

Ultrasound images that demonstrate dynamic motion or changes within a structure are termed:

Sonographic contrast agents are currently only approved by the U.S. FDA:

Tissue heating, during an MRI procedure, is measured in _____ per kilogram.

Which of the following occupational workers must have conventional radiographic images of the orbits taken before an MRI head scan?

Which of the following factors helps reduce peristaltic motion during an MRI of the abdomen?

Functional MRI is based on the:

Neural activity in the brain during a functional MRI procedure is gauged by the:

Why can AEC not be used for mammography of a breast with an implant?

Which is the method of choice for evaluating trabecular bone?

Which other region of the body can be scanned if the patient has spine or hip artifacts (i.e., advanced arthritis)?

Which region of the spine is scanned during a DXA procedure?

Alendronate (Fosamax) is an example of a(n):

Reproducibility as applied for DXA systems is also termed:

Five to ten pounds of compression of the breast is typically used during mammography.

Breathing must be suspended for projections of the breast.

The fatty breast will usually require a reduction in exposure factors as compared with the fibroglandular breast.

Compression should not be used on a breast with an implant.

In thin, elderly females, it is difficult to obtain an accurate soft-tissue analysis during a DXA scan.

There have been some documented adverse long-term effects for childbearing-age technologists working in an MRI department, but additional studies are needed to affirm this.