Which pair of scientists is credited with the discovery of technetium in 1937?

Dmitri Mendeleev and Lothar Meyer

Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perrier

Tc-99m primarily decays to Tc-99 by which process that emits gamma rays suitable for imaging?

Isomeric transition (gamma emission)

What imaging modality most commonly uses Tc-99m labeled radiopharmaceuticals?

Positron emission tomography (PET)

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Which statement about technetium production is correct in modern medical supply chains?

Tc-99m is typically produced directly in gamma-ray lasers

Tc-99m is eluted from Mo-99/Tc-99m generator systems where Mo-99 is produced in reactors

Tc-99m is abundant in natural minerals and mined commercially

Tc-99m is produced exclusively by cosmic-ray spallation

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Technetium (Tc) — isotopes, medical uses, and discovery

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Ten focused multiple-choice questions on technetium (Tc): its symbol, discovery, lack of stable isotopes, key radioisotopes (especially Tc-99m), production routes, decay modes, and medical imaging uses.

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01What is the chemical symbol for technetium?
02What is the atomic number of technetium?
03Which pair of scientists is credited with the discovery of technetium in 1937?
04Technetium is notable for being the lightest element that has what characteristic?
05Which technetium isotope is the metastable isomer widely used in medical diagnostic imaging?
06Approximately what is the half-life of Tc-99m that makes it useful for medical imaging?
07Tc-99m primarily decays to Tc-99 by which process that emits gamma rays suitable for imaging?
08The common clinical supply of Tc-99m is generated from a parent radioisotope in a clinical 'generator'. What is the parent isotope?
09What imaging modality most commonly uses Tc-99m labeled radiopharmaceuticals?
10Which statement about technetium production is correct in modern medical supply chains?