Sydney AdventistHospital PET CTSydney Adventist HospitalPET CT

A new purpose-built imaging centre housing the latest generation digital PET-CT scanner and patient facilities will change lives through earlier detection and treatment of cancer and brain diseases.

The centre was carefully designed and built to ensure good workflow and improved radiation shielding for the safety of patients and staff. Consideration was also given to aesthetics, ambience and enhanced comfort measures, which will make a difference to patients’ experience. This is important as they often undergo scans and treatment at a very difficult period in their life.

The whole centre has been built to allow for future growth. Careful planning and the ability to upgrade the scanner in the future
with minimal interruption are all part of future-proofing the facility. The hospital will now be able to double its current capacity of scanning 15 patients per day to 30 patients per day. This means shorter waiting lists for patients, and hopefully earlier disease detection and treatment. The creation of the PET-CT Centre will transform current imaging capabilities and will have a profound impact on the health outcomes of our patients

The new centre will also meet a great need in the area of clinical trials and research. The hospital’s ability to do research, whether that’s on-campus research or joining other multi-centre trials has at times been hampered by some of their older, analogue imaging modalities. The PET-CT Centre, with its cutting-edge digital scanner, will help address this. Having this type of technology and these new facilities at the SAN will enable the facility to attract the best clinicians and to participate in world class research. This is a vital part of caring for patients’ health today, while pioneering research for a healthier tomorrow.