CIE IAL · Physics · 9702 P4 · PET scanning

Topic Questions: 4 explain that, in PET scanning, positrons emitted by the decay of the tracer annihilate when they interact with electrons in the tissue, producing a pair of gamma-ray photons travelling in opposite directions — 9702 P4 PET scanning

5 9702 P4 PET scanning topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 3 papers (2025). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.

5 topic questions 3 papers 7 tagged marks 31.3% of topic questions 25.9% of topic marks 2025 Syllabus 2025–2027

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Core finding

This PET scanning syllabus point appears in 3 9702 P4 papers across 2025, contributing 5 topic questions and 7 marks. The most recent appearance is 9702/44 October/November 2025. That equals 31.3% of the 16 topic questions and 25.9% of the 27 marks tagged to PET scanning. Only parts tagged to this subtopic are counted, so a four-part question can contribute one item and one part's marks. The table lists every matching question, its tagged parts and marks, with a link back to the paper page. Sessions are newest first, so the statement can be traced back through the full paper history.

Topic questions by session

Newest sessions first. Parts and marks count only the parts tagged to this subtopic; “x of y parts” shows how much of the question is tagged elsewhere. Select the paper cell to open the matching question on the paper page, or use Go to Practice Hub to answer that exact question in the Interactive Practice Hub.

Paper	Question	Type	Parts	Marks	Difficulty	Practice
9702/44October/November 2025 · CIE IAL	Q8 PET Scanning and Radioactive Decay of Oxygen-15 - CIE A Level Physics 2025 Nov Paper 44 Q8	FRQ	2 of 8 parts ((d)(i), (d)(ii))	3 of 15 on the paper	Easy	Go to Practice Hub
9702/41May/June 2025 · CIE IAL	Q8 Electron-Positron Annihilation and De Broglie Wavelength - CIE Physics 2025 Jun Paper 41 Q8	FRQ	2 of 8 parts ((d)(ii), (d)(iii))	3 of 13 on the paper	Easy	Go to Practice Hub
9702/43May/June 2025 · CIE IAL	Q8 de Broglie Wavelength and Electron-Positron Annihilation - CIE Physics 2025 Jun Paper 43 Q8	FRQ	1 of 8 parts ((d)(iii))	1 of 13 on the paper	Easy	Go to Practice Hub

Related topic questions in PET scanning

1 understand that a tracer is a substance containing radioactive nuclei that can be introduced into the body and is then absorbed by the tissue being studied 1 question items · 1 papers 2 marks · 2025 2 recall that a tracer that decays by $β^{+}$ decay is used in positron emission tomography (PET scanning) 2 question items · 1 papers 3 marks · 2025 3 understand that annihilation occurs when a particle interacts with its antiparticle and that mass–energy and momentum are conserved in the process 9 question items · 3 papers 14 marks · 2025 5 calculate the energy of the gamma-ray photons emitted during the annihilation of an electron-positron pair 3 question items · 2 papers 7 marks · 2025 6 understand that the gamma-ray photons from an annihilation event travel outside the body and can be detected, and an image of the tracer concentration in the tissue can be created by processing the arrival times of the gamma-ray photons 1 question items · 1 papers 1 marks · 2025

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?: 3 question stems cover this subtopic across 3 papers, but only 5 tagged parts and 7 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.
Which papers include this subtopic?: The table lists every matching session from 2025. Each row links to the question anchor on the paper page, where the full paper context and practice entry point are available.
Why can one question appear under several subtopics?: The parts of one question can assess different syllabus statements. Each part is counted under its own subtopics, so the same question stem can appear on several subtopic pages while each page lists only the parts and marks tagged to that statement.
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