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| The Lady Gardener 2005-03-23, 5:38 pm |
| Can any one tell me an approximate cost of a PET scan in the USA or the UK?
Are these scans used routinely in post op assessment for things like
radiotherapy? Are they available widely in the USA or UK?
THese may seem like spurious questions, but there is a rationale behind
them!
Joanne in Australia
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| Imabug 2005-03-23, 5:38 pm |
| Expensive. At my institution I think they normally run in
the several thousand dollar range.
PET is often used for follow-up of chemo and radiation therapy
to monitor changes in tumour size and activity.
Eugene
"The Lady Gardener" <Nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:Rjc0e.8948$C7.4266@news-server.bigpond.net.au:
> Can any one tell me an approximate cost of a PET scan in the USA or
> the UK? Are these scans used routinely in post op assessment for
> things like radiotherapy? Are they available widely in the USA or
> UK?
>
> THese may seem like spurious questions, but there is a rationale
> behind them!
>
> Joanne in Australia
>
>
>
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| rbresell@msn.com 2005-03-24, 12:28 pm |
| I agree, about $2000. I think the material, to be delivered runs
about $1200 +/-. Whether these are available widely depends upon
where you are. Radiation Therapy has a PET/CT scanner used in therapy
planning. We also have a stand-alone PET used for cardiology,
Neurology, and Nuclear Medicine. Some SPECT is used for screening.
Ron
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:22:25 GMT, "The Lady Gardener"
<Nospam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Can any one tell me an approximate cost of a PET scan in the USA or the UK?
>Are these scans used routinely in post op assessment for things like
>radiotherapy? Are they available widely in the USA or UK?
>
>THese may seem like spurious questions, but there is a rationale behind
>them!
>
>Joanne in Australia
>
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