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Non-ionising imaging: AQA A‑Level Physics questions

Every AQA A-Level Physics exam question on 3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q02.3

    June 2025 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    6 marks3.10.6 Radionuclide imaging and therapy3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2025 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 02.3: Information about heart function can be obtained from a multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan or from a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) scan. Heart specialists

  2. Q03.1

    June 2024 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    4 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2024 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 03.1: Name the two types of optical fibre bundle used in an endoscope. Go on to discuss whether the optical fibres in either of these bundles require cladding. [4 mar

  3. Q03.2

    June 2024 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    6 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2024 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 03.2: Modal and material dispersion can cause problems in fibre-optic communications. Discuss why the methods used to reduce modal and material dispersion are not req

  4. Q05.1

    June 2024 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    2 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2024 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 05.1: Figure 2 shows a transducer used in a medical ultrasound scanner. Figure 2 Explain why a backing material is used. [2 marks]

  5. Q05.2

    June 2024 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    3 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2024 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 05.2: A beam of ultrasound is transmitted from muscle into bone. Calculate the percentage of the incident intensity that is transmitted. acoustic impedance of bone =

  6. Q04.1

    June 2023 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    1 mark3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2023 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04.1: Figure 3 shows the results of an ultrasound scan of a kidney using one technique. Figure 3 Identify the type of ultrasound scan used to produce Figure 3. Explai

  7. Q04.2

    June 2023 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    3 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2023 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04.2: Determine the patient’s heart rate in beats per minute. [3 marks] heart rate = beats per minute

  8. Q04

    June 2022 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    6 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging3.10.5 X-ray imaging
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    June 2022 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04: A patient has calcium kidney stones. Three types of scan are available to investigate the condition: • a magnetic resonance (MR) scan • a CT scan • an ultrasoun

  9. Q05.1

    June 2022 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    1 mark3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2022 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 05.1: State the purpose of the magnetic field in a magnetic resonance scanner. [1 mark]

  10. Q05.2

    June 2022 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    2 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2022 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 05.2: Describe the role of the radio frequency pulses in a magnetic resonance scanner. [2 marks]

  11. Q02

    November 2021 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    4 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging3.10.5 X-ray imaging
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    November 2021 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 02: Figure 2 shows scanned images of three different human heads. Each image used one of the following scanning techniques: • magnetic resonance (MR) • CT • ultraso

  12. Q04.1

    November 2020 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    6 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    November 2020 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04.1: Explain how the transducer in Figure 1 operates in medical diagnosis. In your answer you should explain how • an ultrasound pulse is produced by the transducer

  13. Q04.2

    November 2020 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    1 mark3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    November 2020 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04.2: Ultrasound of frequency 1.0 MHz is used to scan a person’s liver. Estimate the resolution of the scan. speed of sound in liver tissue = 1600 m s−1 [1 mark] reso

  14. Q04.3

    November 2020 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    4 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    November 2020 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04.3: Ultrasound travels from a transducer through the chest wall to an air pocket inside the lung. From the air pocket, the ultrasound is then incident on lung tissu

  15. Q04.4

    November 2020 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    2 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    November 2020 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04.4: Discuss whether an ultrasound scan would be suitable to investigate a tumour inside a lung. [2 marks]

  16. Q04.1

    June 2019 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    3 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2019 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04.1: An ultrasound A-scan is used to find the length l of an eye as shown in Figure 6. Figure 7 shows the simplified A-scan for the eye. A short pulse of ultrasound

  17. Q04.2

    June 2019 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    6 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2019 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 04.2: Amniocentesis is a procedure where a tube is inserted into a uterus to remove some cells and fluid from around a foetus. For the procedure to be carried out saf

  18. Q01.1

    June 2018 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    4 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2018 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 01.1: An endoscope is used to view an area inside the body. The endoscope contains two bundles of optical fibres. Name each bundle and explain its use in the process.

  19. Q01.2

    June 2018 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    2 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2018 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 01.2: A single optical fibre is placed in air. The optical fibre has a core surrounded by cladding. The critical angle is 75° at the core-cladding boundary. Complete

  20. Q02.2

    June 2017 · Paper 3 Medical physics

    2 marks3.10.4 Non-ionising imaging
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    June 2017 Paper 3 Medical physics, question 02.2: The blood vessel called the aorta passes through the abdomen. A second patient with a suspected fault in the wall of the aorta can be given an ultrasound scan o
All 22 questions on Non-ionising imaging, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q02.3 (6 marks): Information about heart function can be obtained from a multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan or from a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) scan. Heart specialists
  2. June 2024, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q03.1 (4 marks): Name the two types of optical fibre bundle used in an endoscope. Go on to discuss whether the optical fibres in either of these bundles require cladding. [4 mar
  3. June 2024, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q03.2 (6 marks): Modal and material dispersion can cause problems in fibre-optic communications. Discuss why the methods used to reduce modal and material dispersion are not req
  4. June 2024, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q05.1 (2 marks): Figure 2 shows a transducer used in a medical ultrasound scanner. Figure 2 Explain why a backing material is used. [2 marks]
  5. June 2024, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q05.2 (3 marks): A beam of ultrasound is transmitted from muscle into bone. Calculate the percentage of the incident intensity that is transmitted. acoustic impedance of bone =
  6. June 2023, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04.1 (1 mark): Figure 3 shows the results of an ultrasound scan of a kidney using one technique. Figure 3 Identify the type of ultrasound scan used to produce Figure 3. Explai
  7. June 2023, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04.2 (3 marks): Determine the patient’s heart rate in beats per minute. [3 marks] heart rate = beats per minute
  8. June 2022, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04 (6 marks): A patient has calcium kidney stones. Three types of scan are available to investigate the condition: • a magnetic resonance (MR) scan • a CT scan • an ultrasoun
  9. June 2022, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q05.1 (1 mark): State the purpose of the magnetic field in a magnetic resonance scanner. [1 mark]
  10. June 2022, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q05.2 (2 marks): Describe the role of the radio frequency pulses in a magnetic resonance scanner. [2 marks]
  11. November 2021, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q02 (4 marks): Figure 2 shows scanned images of three different human heads. Each image used one of the following scanning techniques: • magnetic resonance (MR) • CT • ultraso
  12. November 2020, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04.1 (6 marks): Explain how the transducer in Figure 1 operates in medical diagnosis. In your answer you should explain how • an ultrasound pulse is produced by the transducer
  13. November 2020, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04.2 (1 mark): Ultrasound of frequency 1.0 MHz is used to scan a person’s liver. Estimate the resolution of the scan. speed of sound in liver tissue = 1600 m s−1 [1 mark] reso
  14. November 2020, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04.3 (4 marks): Ultrasound travels from a transducer through the chest wall to an air pocket inside the lung. From the air pocket, the ultrasound is then incident on lung tissu
  15. November 2020, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04.4 (2 marks): Discuss whether an ultrasound scan would be suitable to investigate a tumour inside a lung. [2 marks]
  16. June 2019, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04.1 (3 marks): An ultrasound A-scan is used to find the length l of an eye as shown in Figure 6. Figure 7 shows the simplified A-scan for the eye. A short pulse of ultrasound
  17. June 2019, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q04.2 (6 marks): Amniocentesis is a procedure where a tube is inserted into a uterus to remove some cells and fluid from around a foetus. For the procedure to be carried out saf
  18. June 2018, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q01.1 (4 marks): An endoscope is used to view an area inside the body. The endoscope contains two bundles of optical fibres. Name each bundle and explain its use in the process.
  19. June 2018, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q01.2 (2 marks): A single optical fibre is placed in air. The optical fibre has a core surrounded by cladding. The critical angle is 75° at the core-cladding boundary. Complete
  20. June 2017, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q02.2 (2 marks): The blood vessel called the aorta passes through the abdomen. A second patient with a suspected fault in the wall of the aorta can be given an ultrasound scan o
  21. June 2017, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q02.3 (4 marks): When ultrasound travels across a boundary from blood to the wall of the aorta there is a decrease in acoustic impedance across the boundary. This results in 0.0
  22. Specimen, Paper 3 Medical physics, Q03 (6 marks): Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and ultrasound scans are both used in medica diagnosis. Compare the quality of the information obtained from these scans in t

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