PET/CT Milestones

January, 1994

First PET/CT grant submitted to National Institute of Health

October, 1994

PET/CT grant resubmitted to National Institute of Health

July, 1995

First PET/CT R01 funded by National Cancer Institute (3years)

April, 1998

Installation of PET/CT prototype at UPMC

May, 1998

First clinical PET/CT patient images acquired

December, 2000

Special Merit Award at RSNA: PET/CT in Melanoma

December, 2000

PET/CT recognized as Medical Invention of the Year by TIME Magazine

May, 2001

PET/CT abstract: Special Citation at American Society of Neuroradiology

May, 2001

First clinical images from the CPS PET/CT acquired at CTI

June, 2001

Abstract on PET/CT for Head and Neck cancer: Society of Nuclear Medicine Press Release

June, 2001

First place for Outstanding Basic Science Investigations in Journal of Nuclear Medicine

July 2001

R33 proposal for new PET/CT classified “Outstanding” by National Institute of Health study section.

August, 2001

First commercial CPS PET/CT scanner installed at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

June, 2003

Installation of first 16 slice LSO PET/CT at UT

June, 2003

First patient scanned on 16 slice LSO PET/CT

October, 2003

Pico 3-D electronics added

November, 2003

Hi Rez Crystal upgrade

March, 2004

2004 Clinical Scientist of the Year Award presented to Dr. David Townsend

March, 2004

First clinical PET/CT patient scanned.

February, 2006

First Siemens TruePoint extended field-of-view PET/CT scanner installed