About us
The PET Centre at the Austin Hospital was opened in 1992 and performed the first ever PET scan in Australia. The Centre boasts modern equipment equal to that of any centre in the world and provides PET scanning for clinical applications and approved research projects, including pre-clinical drug trialing.
The Centre for PET has developed an integrated clinical and research PET program that is of international standard. The laboratory programs bring together basic molecular and cell biology discoveries and translate these to the clinic, in the fields of oncology and neuroscience.
The mission of the Centre for PET to provide quality clinical service for our patients, undertake teaching and training, and perform cutting edge research that enhances our knowledge of human physiology and disease, and assists with the development of innovative new therapies.
