Nuclear Medicine/PET

The Division of Nuclear Medicine/PET at Children’s Hospital Boston is one of the oldest and largest programs of its kind in the country. For more than three decades, we have been recognized leaders in the field of pediatric nuclear medicine.

Our four nuclear medicine physicians and two physicists oversee more than 7,000 procedures each year in a safe, comfortable and child-friendly atmosphere. Our state-of-the-art equipment includes planar SPECT-capable gamma cameras and New England’s only PET scanner dedicated to pediatric use.

Nuclear medicine imaging shows blood flow and functional and metabolic activity within organs and lesions, revealing the ways in which disease alters the normal function of an organ. It is also used extensively in treatment and research.

Our division is part of Harvard Medical School’s Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine, which includes an ACGME-approved nuclear medicine residency training program. S. Ted Treves, MD, is chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine/PET.