Ramer · Alavi Nuclear Medicine Technology

586 Skeletal System Scintigraphy28) The function of the skeleton is:a. to provide supportb. to protect organsc. production of blood cellsd. all of the abovee. a and b only29) Which group shows the highest rate of primary bonetumors?a. the elderlyb. childrenc. malesd. females30) The radiation dose from a bone scan is highest to the:a. bone marrowb. chestc. bladderd. brain31) When performing a bolus injection for a 3-phase bonescan, why would the tourniquet be released and injectiondelayed for one minute?a. to minimize pain during injectionb. to reduce transient hyperemia resulting fromvasodilationc. to double check the dynamic sequence settingsd. to obtain a better bolus32) What is an advantage of spot planar imaging over wholebody imaging for a bone scan?a. speedb. decreased patient to detector distancec. less film is usedd. no need for COR correction