Study Guide II

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

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