Physics 9702 · AS & A Level
PET scanning
6 practice questions on PET scanning, with worked solutions and instant marking.
Positron emission tomography (PET scanning) collects diagnostic data from a person, and that data is then used to construct an image.
Feb/March 2022
Explain the key principles that underpin the use of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) to collect diagnostic information about structures inside the body.
Oct/Nov 2016
Positron emission tomography (PET scanning) detects gamma-radiation so that the point where positrons originate in the body can be located.
Oct/Nov 2022
Fluorine-18 ($^{18}_{9}\text{F}$) is a radioactive nuclide used as a tracer in positron emission tomography (PET scanning). It decays to an oxygen (O) nuclide according to $^{18}_{9}\text{F} \rightarrow {}^{P}_{Q}X + {}^{R}_{8}\text{O}$.
Oct/Nov 2023
Fluorine-18 ($^{18}_{9}\text{F}$) undergoes beta-plus ($\beta^+$) emission and has a half-life of 110 minutes.
Oct/Nov 2024
Fluorine-18 ($^{18}_{9}\text{F}$) undergoes beta-plus ($\beta^{+}$) decay and has a half-life of 110 minutes.
Oct/Nov 2024