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Nuclear medicine questions for FRCR Part 1

Practice radionuclides, detectors, SPECT/PET principles, and radiation safety in NM — the nuclear medicine domain of Part 1.

Topics covered

Drill the nuclear medicine areas that show up across FRCR Part 1 stems.

Radionuclides

Decay modes, half-life, and ideal tracers

  • Decay schemes
  • Tc-99m properties
  • PET radionuclides overview

Gamma camera

Collimators, crystals, and electronics

  • Collimator design
  • NaI(Tl) detection
  • Energy windowing

SPECT

Tomographic reconstruction in NM

  • Orbit and projections
  • Attenuation correction basics
  • Common artefacts

PET

Annihilation coincidence and quantification

  • Positron annihilation
  • TOF PET overview
  • SUV concept

Radiopharmacy basics

Generators and QC relevant to FRCR

  • Mo-99/Tc-99m generator
  • Radiochemical purity
  • Sterility / pyrogen concepts

NM radiation protection

Contamination, waste, and patient advice

  • Contamination control
  • Radioactive waste
  • Breastfeeding / contact advice

How FRCRX helps with nuclear medicine

Curriculum-aligned items

True/false stems mapped to Nuclear medicine topics tested in FRCR Part 1 Physics.

Detailed explanations

Worked reasoning with formulae and diagrams where they clarify the concept.

Topic analytics

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Incorrects & bookmarks

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