Scientists use World's first Full-Body scanner to watch Cancer's sugar habit
NCT ID NCT05625217
Summary
This study aimed to better understand head and neck cancer by watching how it uses sugar. Researchers used a first-of-its-kind full-body PET scanner to track a radioactive sugar tracer in 7 adult patients before and after their radiation therapy. The goal was to gather detailed information that could help doctors assess treatment response in the future.
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UC Davis EXPLORER Molecular Imaging Center
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
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