TIME taken to detect brain tumours could soon be significantly reduced thanks to a pioneering project involving scientists from Daresbury, near Warrington.
Liverpool University, with the Nuclear Physics Group and technology departments at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at Daresbury Laboratory, have set up Project ProSPECTus, which is developing the technology for next generation single photon emission computed tomography imaging (SPECT).
This is set to revolutionise the medical imaging process, improving future diagnosis of cancer and the probability of successful cancer therapy while enabling a higher throughput of patients in hospitals.
It is based on a form of imaging which detects gamma rays emitted by a tiny amount of a radioactive pharmaceutical which is injected into the body.
SPECT is a widely used method of imaging in many areas of medicine providing 3D functional information about the body, which is typically presented as cross-sectional slices through the patient.
It is most commonly used to test the functioning of the heart or for the detection of tumours.
ProSPECTus uses new, more efficient technology which can either reduce the dose of radiation administered to a patient or enables more patients to be scanned by one machine in a day.
TIME taken to detect brain tumours could soon be significantly reduced
thanks to a pioneering project involving scientists from Daresbury,
near Warrington.
Helping detect brain tumours
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