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Innovative PET scanner could change the way lung cancer is evaluated and treatment is assessed

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Scientists at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer and the UC Davis Department of Radiology have discovered a novel way to image the unique blood supply of the lungs. Their findings, published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, suggest the new method could help determine if lung cancer treatment is working.

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