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PET & SPECT - Clinical Science Questions and Answers

This document contains 8 multiple choice questions about PET and SPECT imaging techniques. PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography and uses positrons emitted from radioactive tracers to form images. SPECT stands for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography and uses gamma rays emitted from radioactive tracers to form images. PET and SPECT are unique in nuclear imaging because they can show metabolic functions in the body by using radioactive tracers that participate in metabolic pathways. SPECT uses a gamma camera for imaging and generally requires tracers with longer half-lives than PET. Technetium-99m is commonly used for SPECT due to its suitable half-life and ease of production.

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PET & SPECT - Clinical Science Questions and Answers

This document contains 8 multiple choice questions about PET and SPECT imaging techniques. PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography and uses positrons emitted from radioactive tracers to form images. SPECT stands for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography and uses gamma rays emitted from radioactive tracers to form images. PET and SPECT are unique in nuclear imaging because they can show metabolic functions in the body by using radioactive tracers that participate in metabolic pathways. SPECT uses a gamma camera for imaging and generally requires tracers with longer half-lives than PET. Technetium-99m is commonly used for SPECT due to its suitable half-life and ease of production.

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PET & SPECT - Clinical Science Questions and Answers

This set of Clinical Science Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “PET & SPECT”.

1. What does the ‘P’ in PET stand for?


a) Positron
b) Photon
c) Proton
d) P – orbital
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography. In a PET process, there is a nuclear reaction causing emission
of a positron. This positron comes in contact with an electron, undergoes annihilation and gives out two gamma rays which
are detected by the detector. On the gamma rays that are detected at the opposite ends are used to form an image. Rest are
discarded as noise.

2. What does the ‘P’ in SPECT stand for?


a) Positron
b) Photon
c) Proton
d) P – orbital
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: SPECT stands for Single Emission Photon Tomography. In this process, the radioactive dyes give out photons
which are detected by the detector and forms an image. The photon detector usually has Photo Multiplier Tubes (PMTs) that
can amplify the received impulses from the photon and form an image.

3. What makes PET and SPECT so unique when it comes to nuclear imaging?
a) Do not require dyes
b) Do not require X – Rays
c) They show the metabolic functions
d) They give more details about the imaged organ/tissue
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: The dyes used in PET and SPECT are such that they become a part of the metabolic pathways and the
transmitted radiations can help visualize the metabolic pathways. The machine that does the same work as PET and SPECT,
i.e. visualizing the metabolic pathways is fMRI. However, since it does not use any dyes, it does not fall under nuclear
imaging.

4. SPECT includes a ___________ for imaging.


a) Gamma Camera
b) Silver Halide Film
c) Phosphorus Sheet
d) Lead Sheet
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: A gamma camera had detectors made of PMTs to help form an image. Since PET produces 2 photons/gamma
rays, correlation of the image formed at the two ends is used to form a proper image. However, SPECT produces only 1
photon so if they need to be collected properly to form an image. Thus, a gamma camera, a camera specializing in capturing
images by taking the impulses from the photons in used in SPECT.

5. The detector of PET is made of _________


a) Silver
b) Gadolinium
c) Tungsten
d) Lead
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: Bismuth germinate oxide (BGO), gadolinium oxyorthosilicate (GSO) or lutetium oxyorthosilicate detectors
(LSO) are three materials that can be used to form the detectors for PET. They can record impulses from the gamma rays
and convert them into electrical signals which are finally processed to form images.

6. As compared to PET, SPECT isotopes have _________ half life.


a) longer
b) shorter
c) equivalent
d) unstable
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: Since PET has 2 gamma rays, it uses the correlation of the images to form the final image. The process is also
faster. However, with SPECT, there is only 1 gamma ray produced. The process is longer. Thus, for better imaging and
allowing multiple imaging with a single shot of dye, SPECT radioisotopes need to have a longer half life.

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7. The most preferred radioisotope element for SPECT is


a) Mo
b) W
c) Tc
d) Ba
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: Tc – 99m is activated Technetium which can be produced from Molybdenum. Tc – 99m has a half life of
around 6hrs, is relatively easy to produce and can be flushed out of the body without causing much harm. It is also relatively
stable and thus makes a good choice for SPECT scanning.

8. Which of the following radiations are used for imaging purposes?


a) alpha
b) beta
c) gamma
d) delta
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: Gamma rays are energy rays or photon rays and do not have a mass. Thus, they do not destroy the cancerous
cells or provide any relief in therapies. However, since they have a greater penetration power, they can be used for imaging.
If the body is exposed to these penetrating radiations for a long time, the body may have burn and a prolonged and
continuous exposure will result in damaged DNA. Increasing the intensity of the radiations also causes harm to the body.

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