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 ...

FDA approves Pylarify TruVu, a new prostate cancer PET imaging agent designed to expand access and improve detection of recurrent or metastatic disease.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A cyclotron is a complicated device that makes very short-lived radioisotopes. These radioisotopes can be used to manufacture radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. PET ...

"This technology gives us a powerful tool to detect prostate cancer earlier and more precisely,” said Dr. James Howard.

Fortunately, a PET scan showed no evidence of cancer in Romano’s body. Still, her doctor recommended continuing with what she described as a “protocol,” which includes supplements, eight weeks of ...

A PET scan has shown that Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale is cancer-free, he announced Thursday on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Santa Claus came early for me & my family … (My ...

College basketball analyst Dick Vitale is cancer-free once again. The Basketball Hall of Famer announced in June he was undergoing surgery for a cancerous lymph node in his neck. Vitale shared the ...