Study Guide II
- Evaluate the palliative treatment for painful bony mets with the application of 89Sr, 153Sm, and 223Ra.
- Understand the use of DATScan in its application to diagnose parkinsonism syndrome.
- Apply the terms up and down regulation.
- Determine the use and implementation of TheraSpheres and SIR-Spheres.
- Apply pulmonary aspiration procedure for diagnosing GER.
- Apply radiation safety to therapeutics used in NM.
- Compare deterministic effects to stochastic effects of radiation exposure.
- Identify the dose limits for whole body, hands, eyes, and pregnancy.
- Compare the ionization effect and LET of alpha, beta, gamma, and x-ray.
- Define the type of attenuation needed based on the type of radiation being emitted.
- Apply time, distance and shielding to reduce a person's radiation exposure.
- Identify the types of misadministrations that are possible in nuclear medicine.
- Give examples of emerging technologists (CFR 35.1000)
- Understand the rules that apply to the administration of therapies greater than 33 mCi.
- Define a written directive.
- Calculate a geometric variation correction factor.
- Compare the LET of beta vs alpha and their myelosuppression effect.
- Understand the 120 day decay rule and apply it (10 CFR 30.92).
- Discuss amyuloidosis and the method used to diagnose it.
- Where applicable, don't forget to apply the associated physiology the radiopharmaceutical being administered.
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