Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

For oncology patients, PET is used to determine the exact location and stage of cancerous tissue. PET can reveal metastatic disease that other imaging techniques simply cannot reveal. On the day of your procedure you will receive an injection into a vein in your arm of a radioactive liquid. You will rest in the PET suite for 45 minutes as the medication circulates through your system. You will then lie on the PET table. You will be positioned in a machine similar to a CT machine. Images will be acquired as the table moves in and out of the PET machine. As with any X-ray, inform the technologist if there is any possibility that you may be pregnant. The radiologist will interpret the images and a report will be sent to your doctor. Call (610) 402-TEST (8378) to schedule this exam.