“20 years ago a PET scan would take an hour and a half to scan one patient, and with this scanner we can scan one patient in under a minute – So that’s quite a revolutionary change.”
Professor Michael Hofman from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on 2GB Radio discussing the enhanced speed, accuracy and lower radiation doses possible on the next-gen GE HealthCare total body PET/CT technology being developed as part of the ACRF Centre of Advanced Imaging-Guided Cancer Therapeutics.
The advanced total-body PET/CT imaging will allow researchers to better validate the effectiveness of treatments, monitor immune system responses and interactions, and track the behaviour of cells in the body. The faster, more detailed scans will pave the way, both for early detection and the development of new targeted treatments.
The Centre is supported by a major $10m major grant awarded by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation at the end of last year, which includes $1.7m from NIF through the Australian Government Department of Education’s NCRIS initiative.
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