PET CT scans are now at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay. Doctors say it will primarily be utilized for cancer treatment.

Ascension Sacred Heart Bay held a ribbon-cutting and a blessing on Monday for a brand-new mobile PET scan machine. The new ...

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 ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

Do children undergoing a PET/CT scan have higher radiation risks? Yes. Children are more sensitive to radiation than adults. All radiation carries a theoretical risk of inducin ...

TULSA, Okla. — Ascension St. John is doing their part to make the fight against cancer as easy as possible. They were the first in the state to launch a mobile PET scan unit. A PET/CT scan can be a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A traveler sent their pet cat through the ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A traveler sent their pet cat through the X-ray machine in a carry-on bag at the Norfolk Airport (ORF) Friday morning. We’re not kitten. The Transportation Security ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A traveler sent their ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A traveler sent their pet cat through the X-ray machine in a carry-on bag at the Norfolk Airport (ORF) Friday morning. We’re not kitten. The Transportation Security ...