Eumundi Voice - Issue 100, 22 August 2024

New technology set to transform cancer diagnosis

Residents across the Sunshine Coast will now have access to the first digital positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) platform with the installation of the Siemens Healthineers Biograph Vision™ 450 at Noosa Radiology. This installation also marks the first time that patients in Noosa will have access to a PET/CT scan.

It is estimated that over 4,000 Sunshine Coast residents are diagnosed with cancer every year, and about 1,270 will lose their lives to this disease, making access to technology that will allow for earlier cancer detection vital to those living within the region.

Dr Drew McMenamin, Managing Radiologist at Noosa Radiology said, “Access to the latest digital technology will benefit cancer and dementia patients by providing earlier diagnosis and disease staging to better guide treatment. Most importantly, it will reduce travel times for patients in Noosa and surrounding regions and give access for referrers to a complete range of radiology services at one clinic.”

Noosa Radiology nuclear medicine technicians, Mark Thornton and Matthew Moffat