Download Diplomate of National Board (DNB) 2016 Dec NUCLEAR MEDICINE PAPER 1 Previous Question Paper
DECEMBER 2016
POSSESSION / USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PAPER ? I
NM/D/16/24/I
Time : 3 hours
Max. Marks : 100
Important instructions:
? Attempt all questions in order.
? Each question carries 10 marks.
? Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
? Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
? Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
? Answer all the parts of a single question together.
? Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
? Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. a) Draw a typical Gamma ray spectrum and mention the
various components.
b) Define Ionising Radiation.
c) What are the types of radioactive decay? Briefly mention
about each with their clinical significance.
5+1+(1+3)
2. a) What is Bremsstrahlung radiation? How it is different from
collisional losses? What is the practical use of
Bremsstrahlung radiation?
b) Calculate the P-32 Beta particle percentage radiation
losses in water and lead.
(2+2+1)+(3+2)
3. a) Chi-square test.
b) Student ?t? test.
5+5
4. QC of SPECT-CT scanner.
10
5. a) Basic design and components of a cyclotron with a
diagram.
b) Compartmental analysis.
5+5
6. Working principle and clinical applications of:
a) Liquid Scintillation Counter.
b) Semi conductor detectors.
5+5
7. a) Stochastic and deterministic effects of radiation.
b) Transport Index.
5+5
8. a) PACS- uses and architectural design
b) SISCOM & SISCOS
(2+3)+(2+3)
9. a) Artefacts in PET-CT.
b) Attenuation correction algorithms used in PET-MRI.
5+5
10. a) Symptoms and management of acute radiation exposure.
b) Cherenkov effect and Cherenkov radiation.
5+5
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