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Disruption of crucial cancer scanner in Saskatchewan angers family
The Saskatchewan Health Authority secured a temporary tracer supply from Ontario, allowing the PET/CT scanner to operate at half capacity while prioritizing urgent cancer cases.
- On Dec. 23, the Saskatchewan Health Authority reported the province's sole PET/CT scanner broke down, causing 51 appointment cancellations across Saskatchewan.
- Supplier production problems halted deliveries of fludeoxyglucose, and the SHA said the short shelf life of the tracer limited backups despite the PET/CT scanner being mechanically functional.
- PET/CT scans diagnose life-threatening diseases, mostly cancer, and without fludeoxyglucose, scans cannot be performed, leaving families affected and Erin Neufeld and her father without options.
- As of Monday, a temporary Ontario supply allowed imaging teams at the Saskatchewan Health Authority to resume scans at half capacity while prioritizing urgent cases.
- Keith Jorgenson, NDP associate health critic, said the situation was unacceptable and the Saskatchewan Party government lacked contingency plans despite internal emails documenting past outages and a planned upgraded diagnostic lab in Regina.
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'Irresponsible': Disruption of crucial cancer scanner in Saskatchewan angers family
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PET scans back operating at reduced capacity, but concerns remain
SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the PET/CT scanner in Saskatoon is back in operation at reduced capacity after a disruption to the fludeoxyglucose supply resulted in cancelled appointments last month. SHA confirmed in a statement Tuesday that the SHA medical imaging department did not receive the required tracer supply for fludeoxyglucose, or FDG, from the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation in Saskatoon. FDG…
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