Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHSNew scanner to improve North East cancer diagnosis
A state-of-the-art scanner is to be used in the North East to improve the diagnosis and treatment for NHS cancer patients.
The new Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography (PET CT) device uses advanced technology to offer patients world-class diagnostic facilities.
Patients in the North East will no longer have to travel to London for the detailed scan now that the North of England Cancer Network has brought the PET CT scanner to The Freeman Hospital in Newcastle and the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
The scanner uses technology to create detailed images of the body, making it easier to identify where the cancer is in the body and how advanced it is.
The results then allow doctors to plan how best to treat the disease.
John Wilsdon, consultant radiologist for the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: `This is a great leap forward for the treatment of patients.
‘This scanner has brought the North East up to a world-class level. Our cancer diagnosis, staging and treatment are now as good as anywhere else in the world.’
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