Service: Reduction of radiation dose in relation to scans used in cancer treatment

Responsible organisation: Rigshospitalet (Local Government)

In PET scans, a radioactive tracer is injected into the patient. Higher doses of tracer provide a clearer scan image. However, the radiation dose may increase the risk of cancer development later on. The purpose is to reduce the radiation dose without reducing the quality of the scan image. This can reduce the risk of cancer and the cost of the radioactive tracer The algorithm processes scan images produced using a reduced radiation dose. Reducing the radiation dose increases the amount of noise in the image. The algorithm reduces this noise and the image can therefore still be used for diagnostics.

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Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
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Start/end date 2019 - 2023.0
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