Revolutionary total body scanner launched The Australian National Total Body PET Facility was officially opened at Royal North Shore Hospital last week delivering
little as three, setting a new standard for efficiency and safety in diagnostic imaging. The scanner also offers unique molecular insights into whole-body physiology and interactions between organs that no other clinical imaging technology can provide. NSLHD Chief Executive Anthony Schembri said the addition of the scanner to RNSH adds to a decorated reputation of providing world-class imaging at the hospital. “Royal North Shore Hospital has a proud history of delivering world-class imaging and care to improve patient outcomes and we are grateful to adding this new facility to the hospital,” he said. “This collaborative effort will benefit patients and researchers for many years to come and I would like to thank everyone involved in making this TB-PET scanner facility possible.”
the first Total Body Positron Emission Tomography (TB-PET) scanner for both clinical settings for patients and research endeavors. The $15 million scanner was made possible as part of a joint collaboration with NSLHD, the University of Sydney and the National Imaging Facility. The TB-PET scanner is a revolutionary leap forward in nuclear medical imaging that has the ability to scan all tissues and organs simultaneously. The scanner is the first TB-PET device in Australia also accessible to researchers, and one of only twenty in use world- wide. The cutting-edge device enables comprehensive whole-body imaging in a single scan, significantly reducing radiation exposure and cutting down scanning time from 20 minutes to as
A ribbon was cut to launch the game-changing scanner at RNSH
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