Thousands of men to benefit from revolutionary 3D scanner which can boost prostate cancer screening numbers by 50 per cent By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor Published: 00:32, 15 June 2024 | Updated: 00:37, 15 June 2024 e-mail View comments Thousands of men will benefit from a revolutionary 3D scanner that can boost prostate cancer screening numbers by 50 per cent. The machines do a single full scan of the body – rather than multiple images like current technology – and can process an adult in five minutes and a child in one. The first has been installed at the Royal Free London hospital and will allow doctors to carry out 50 per cent more scans than with their previous device.
It means an additional 400 scans a year for prostate cancer patients, and up to 5,000 more a year for cancer patients overall, in this one hospital alone. The £8million positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is 11 times more sensitive than the latest standard machine. Patients are exposed to half as much radiation and can be scanned at least twice as quickly, allowing earlier diagnosis and treatment.
The machines do a single full scan of the body – rather than multiple images like current technology – and can process an adult in five minutes and a child in one (stock image) The £8million positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is 11 times more sensitive than the latest standard machine (stock iamge) The first has been installed at the Royal Free London hospital (pictured) and will.