Relief for cancer patients as Kenya gets first PET CT scanner
Article Author: Relief for cancer patients as Kenya gets first PET CT scanner
Media Source: The Star (Kenya)
Date: 14 December 2017
Cancer patients will be able to get PET CT scan services in Kenya after the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi acquired the first imaging test machine in East and Central Africa. The ultra-modern Positron Emission Tomography (PET) CT scanner and Cyclotron is currently being installed at the hospital's oncology unit ahead
Cancer patients will be able to get PET CT scan services in Kenya after the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi acquired the first imaging test machine in East and Central Africa. The ultra-modern Positron Emission Tomography (PET) CT scanner and Cyclotron is currently being installed at the hospital's oncology unit ahead of its launch in March 2018. CEO Shawn Bolouki said the machine will revolutionise cancer care and treatment in the country.