TABLE 1

Indications for PET/CT

Type of cancerNo. of patients
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma169
Lung cancer154
Colorectal cancer77
Head and neck cancer74
Breast cancer73
Thyroid cancer35
Hodgkin’s disease31
Sarcoma24
Prostate cancer19
Melanoma17
Miscellaneous*90
  • * Bladder, ovarian, renal, testicular, uterine, parotid, or brain cancer; mesothelioma; myeloma; or neuroendocrine tumor in fewer than 15 patients each.