PET scans help to guide treatment by providing information on where the cancer is located and how far it has spread, as well as if a particular cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy, is working.

A PET scan is a type of imaging that can show what’s happening in your body. Learn why you might need one, what makes it different from other types of imaging, how to get ready, and what to expect.

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging technique that uses small amounts of radioactive substances. Doctors may use PET scans in chemotherapy treatments for cancer. PET scans help ...

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PET scans are one of the latest tools used to detect and determine a cancer's activity in the body. PET is generally more accurate than other imaging technologies such as computerized tomography ...

Prostate cancer that spreads or comes back after treatment is often small and hard to detect. A new test called a PSMA PET scan makes these tumors easier to spot. Learn more.

Positron emission tomography, also known as a PET scan, produces 3D color images of processes within the human body. Doctors often use PET scans to diagnose a condition or track its progression.

PET scans were helpful in determining which patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy. Treating patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer based on positron ...

These PET scan images of a woman show leukemia present in the bone marrow, left, persisting after chemotherapy, right. PET scans can shorten patients’ wait to find out if their treatment is working.