Uses of radiation test questions - CCEA Double Award

1

What are radioactive tracers used for?

2

The half-life of the radioactive source used in a smoke detector should be?

3

Injected radioactive sources can be used as tracers to make soft tissues, such as blood vessels or the kidneys, show up through medical imaging processes. The radioactive source used should emit...?

4

Radioactive powder being spilled onto clothing is an example of...?

5

Which type of radiation is used in smoke alarms?

6

Why might a radioactive source be injected into a patient?

7

When a patient undergoes radiotherapy, how do medical staff protect themselves from the radiation?

8

What effect can high doses of radiation have on the human eye?

9

What should be the half-life of an isotope used to investigate the kidneys which normally take 12 hours to process?