Hospital launches scanner to aid cancer detection

Jalandhar | Wednesday | 23rd May, 2018

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Tribune News ServiceJalandhar, May 22To aid cancer detection, Capitol Hospital here has introduced the Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging facility. The latest PET/CT scanner, Discovery IQ system from GE Healthcare, enables good image quality, helping physicians deliver the best possible patient outcomes. Dr SK Sharma, director, oncology services, at the hospital said, “The latest PET detection technology provides an essential tool to deliver personalised patient care.” Dr CS Pruthi, chairman of the hospital, said, “Our PET CT scanner enables physicians with the ability to see smaller lesions, scan faster with lower radiation dose and improved image quality, read more efficiently and reach more patients.”.