A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging technique that uses small amounts of radioactive substances. Doctors may use PET scans in chemotherapy treatments for cancer. PET scans help ...

A new strategy that combines two types of PET scans can guide personalized radiotherapy for head and neck cancers, according ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - More reliable, advanced cancer-detecting technology is now available to Siouxland patients. It is the only permanent PET scanner within 75 miles, according to officials. While the ...

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Advanced technology has made its way to South Central Regional Medical Center to help with the earlier detection of cancer. The new machine at the SCRMC cancer center is called ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

Carly Bartuccio talks with event attendees about the new PET-CT scanner at a ribbon-cutting. Nothing can replace the caring touch of a health care worker, nor the expert clinical decision-making of a ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New technology that's allowing doctors to pinpoint prostate cancer long before it becomes a threat is now widely available. A former firefighter mentioned how this new imaging ...

ST. LOUIS - A machine invented at Washington University to reveal the inner workings of brains and hearts is emerging as a premier tool for tracking cervical cancer. The device, called a positron ...

Cancer research and treatment for the region’s pets and people got a boost when a new computed tomography scanner was delivered to the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke. The Somatom ...

Nigerians suffering from cancer and medical experts have lamented the lack of an important machine for cancer care called Positron Emission Tomography computer tomography (PET-CT) scan machine across ...

A new strategy that combines two types of PET scans can guide personalized radiotherapy for head and neck cancers, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.