6 Particles and medical physics (A-Level only)

Practice questions on Particles and medical physics (A-Level only)

• Technetium-99m is a radioactive isotope used as a medical tracer. Explain why technetium-9… (5 marks, Explain)
• A nuclear power station uses uranium as a fuel. Explain how a chain reaction occurs in a n… (5 marks, Explain)
• A radiographer is deciding which radioactive isotope to use for two different medical proc… (5 marks, Explain)
• A hospital uses gamma radiation from a radioactive source to treat a patient with a tumour… (5 marks, Explain)
• A hospital uses technetium as a radioactive tracer to image internal organs. Explain why t… (5 marks, Explain)
• Americium-241 is an alpha emitter with a half-life of 432 years. It is used in household s… (5 marks, Explain)
• A worker at a nuclear waste facility handles two different radioactive isotopes. Isotope P… (5 marks, Explain)
• A hospital is considering using iodine-131, a beta and gamma emitter with a half-life of 8… (5 marks, Explain)
• Americium-241 is a radioactive isotope used in smoke alarms. It is an alpha emitter with a… (5 marks, Explain)
• A hospital uses a radioactive tracer to produce images of a patient's internal organs. The… (5 marks, Explain)
• A patient is given a radioactive tracer containing technetium before a medical scan. Expla… (5 marks, Explain)
• A patient requires a medical scan to investigate blood flow through the heart. A radioacti… (5 marks, Explain)
• A patient with suspected liver disease is given a radioactive tracer that is absorbed by l… (5 marks, Explain)
• A doctor suspects that a patient has a bone tumour. The patient is given a radioactive tra… (5 marks, Explain)
• Radon-222 is a radioactive gas that can seep into buildings from underground rocks. It is … (5 marks, Explain)
• Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope used in radioactive dating of ancient organic materials… (5 marks, Explain)
• Technetium-99m is a radioactive isotope used as a medical tracer. Explain why Technetium-9… (5 marks, Explain)
• A nuclear power station uses uranium as its fuel. Explain how a chain reaction is set up i… (5 marks, Explain)
• A radiographer is considering which type of radioactive source to use when treating a pati… (5 marks, Explain)
• A hospital uses americium-241 in smoke alarms and a gamma-emitting isotope in cancer treat… (5 marks, Explain)