| Question 1: Which scientific committee recently published a comprehensive guide to performing radiation dose in nuclear medicine therapy? |
| Reference: | J Nucl Med 2022; 63:316–322 |
| Choice A: | RADAR, the RAdiation Dose Assessment Resource of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. |
| Choice B: | ICRP, the International Commission on Radiological Protection |
| Choice C: | NCRP, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| Choice D: | ICRU, the International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements |
| Question 2: The AAPM Practice Guideline 14 on Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Procedures states that all facilities must have what staff on site during these procedures? |
| Reference: | AAPM Medical Practice Guideline 14: “Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Procedures” – 2022. |
| Choice A: | Certified Medical Dosimetrist |
| Choice B: | Certified Radiologic Technologist |
| Choice C: | Authorized Medical Physicist or Health Physicist/RSO |
| Choice D: | Registered Nurses trained in Oncology |
| Question 3: Which boards in the US currently certify medical nuclear physicists? |
| Reference: | https://www.theabr.org/medical-physics/initial-certification
https://www.absnm.org/specialty-areas.html |
| Choice A: | ABR only |
| Choice B: | ABSNM only |
| Choice C: | ABMP only |
| Choice D: | ABR and ABMP |
| Choice E: | ABSNM and ABR |
| Question 4: Training requirements for a QMP from an AAPM/ABR perspective are: |
| Reference: | https://www.theabr.org/medical-physics/initial-certification/part-2-exam/requirements-application |
| Choice A: | Two years of work experience following a graduate degree in medical physics |
| Choice B: | Three years of work experience following a graduate degree in medical physics |
| Choice C: | Three years of work experience following an under-graduate degree in medical physics |
| Choice D: | Residency in medical physics following a graduate degree in medical physics |
| Choice E: | Residency in medical physics following an under-graduate degree in medical physics |
| Question 5: CPT code 76145 covers a physicist’s work associated with: |
| Reference: | White, Gerald, “Imaging Medical Physics Code 76145 Effective January 1, 2021”, AAPM Newsletter, Vol 46 (1) January/February 2021. https://www.aapm.org/pubs/newsletter/default.asp |
| Choice A: | CT or MRI scanner accreditation |
| Choice B: | Fetal dose calculations |
| Choice C: | Investigations into MRI safety of implanted devices |
| Choice D: | Patient peak skin dose calculations for fluoroscopy procedures |
| Question 6: Which organization publishes Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes? |
| Reference: | https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt |
| Choice A: | The Joint Commission. |
| Choice B: | The American College of Radiology. |
| Choice C: | The American Medical Association. |
| Choice D: | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. |
