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Ramer · Alavi Nuclear Medicine Technology

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14 Non-Imaging Procedures and Radionuclide Therapy 14332) A patient has a 6 hour thyroid uptake of 25%, andreceives a 20 µCi dose of 131 I for a thyroid uptake priorto radioiodine therapy. What will the concentrationof activity in the patient’s thyroid gland be at 6 hoursif his thyroid weighs 45 grams.a. 11 mCi/gmb. 11 µCi/gmc. 0.11 µCi/gmd. 1.1 µCi/gm33) Which of the following make 131 I suitable for therapy?a. uptake in thyroid tissue regardless of functionb. alpha emissionsc. short half lifed. beta emissions34) Alternatives to radioiodine therapy for patients withhyperthyroidism are:a. surgeryb. antithyroid drugsc. thyroid stormd. all of the abovee. a and b only35) The wash method of labeling red blood cells for thedetermination of red cell volume involves repeatedcentrifugation of the collected sample. The advantageof this technique is that:a. anticoagulants are unnecessaryb. free chromate ion is removedc. the use of expensive ascorbic acid is avoidedd. less 51 Cr can be used

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