DP Chemistry Questionbank
D.8 Nuclear medicine (HL only)
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- 18M.3.hl.TZ2.26c: Explain the targeted alpha therapy (TAT) technique and why it is useful.
- 18M.3.hl.TZ2.26b: The half-life of phosphorus-32 is 14.3 days. Calculate the mass, in g, of 32P remaining after...
- 18M.3.hl.TZ2.26a: Phosphorous-32 undergoes beta decay. Formulate a balanced nuclear equation for this process.
- 18M.3.hl.TZ1.19b: Outline how Targeted Alpha Therapy (TAT) is used for treating cancers that have spread throughout...
- 18M.3.hl.TZ1.19a: Describe how ionizing radiation destroys cancer cells.
- 17N.3.hl.TZ0.21b: The half-life of lutetium-177 is 6.73 days. Determine the percentage of a sample of lutetium-177...
- 17N.3.hl.TZ0.21a: State a nuclear equation to show the decay of lutetium-177.
- 17M.3.hl.TZ2.26b.iii: The half-life of lutetium-177 is 6.75 days. Calculate the percentage remaining after 27 days.
- 17M.3.hl.TZ2.26b.ii: State an equation for the one-step decay of yttrium-90.
- 17M.3.hl.TZ2.26b.i: Identify the type of radiation emitted by these two radioisotopes.
- 17M.3.hl.TZ2.26a.ii: Outline how the alpha-radiation in TAT is directed to cancer cells.
- 17M.3.hl.TZ2.26a.i: Explain why alpha-radiation is particularly suitable for this treatment.
- 17M.3.hl.TZ1.29c.ii: Calculate the time, in days, for 90% of the sample to decay.
- 17M.3.hl.TZ1.29c.i: Calculate the rate constant, \(\lambda \), in day−1, for the decay of iodine-131 using section 1...
- 17M.3.hl.TZ1.29b: Lutetium-177 is a common isotope used for internal radiation therapy. Suggest why lutetium-177...
- 17M.3.hl.TZ1.29a: Yttrium-90 is used in treating certain cancers. Formulate a nuclear equation for the beta decay...
- 16N.3.hl.TZ0.28c: Outline two reasons, other than its half-life, why technetium-99m is so useful in medical diagnosis.
- 16N.3.hl.TZ0.28b: Molybdenum-99 has a half-life of 66 hours, while technetium-99m has a half-life of 6 hours....
- 16N.3.hl.TZ0.28a: Deduce equations for the following nuclear reactions: (i) Molybdenum-98 absorbs a neutron. (ii)...
- 16M.3.hl.TZ0.25d: Technetium-99m, used for radioimaging scans, has a half-life of 6.01 hours. Calculate the mass of...
- 16M.3.hl.TZ0.25c: Identify one advantage of using Targeted Alpha Therapy (TAT) and one form of cancer commonly...
- 16M.3.hl.TZ0.25b: Lead-212 is a radioisotope that is used in the treatment of cancer. It is produced from another...
- 10M.2.sl.TZ1.4d: The isotopes of some elements are radioactive. State a radioisotope used in medicine.
