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KRMC ACQUIRES ADVANCED IMAGING EQUIPMENT
FOR DETECTING CANCER

Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) announced today that it has installed a positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) scanner that provides physicians with the capability to detect cancer and pinpoint its location within the body without an invasive procedure.

Previously, the hospital made use of a mobile PET/CT scanner that was only available one day a week. With the permanent implementation of a PET/CT, KRMC can now serve more patients on a daily basis and eliminate a significant backlog of people waiting for the test.

The new PET/CT scanner at KRMC combines two state-of-the-art imaging technologies (PET and CT) in one machine. The highly sensitive PET detects actively growing cancer cells in the body. A CT provides a detailed picture of the patient’s internal anatomy. Alone, each imaging test has particular benefits and limitations. KRMC’s PET/CT scanner merges PET and CT together, which produces a combined image that shows if cancerous cells exist and if so, shows their exact location in the body.

With PET/CT technology, physicians are better able to detect cancer, discover if cancer has spread to other areas, assess the effectiveness of treatment, and determine if a cancer has returned after treatment. Clinical research data has proven that PET/CT scanning is superior to conventional imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancers.
According to Bill Crome, KRMC Imaging Services Director, “PET/CT images will help physicians select more effective therapies and improve patient care, while ultimately helping to save lives.”

The implementation of the PET/CT scanner is one more addition to KRMC’s array of advanced technologies and specialized expertise to fight against cancer. Rarely does one have access to such state-of-the-art cancer services in a rural community.

Kingman Regional Medical Center provides a full range of health and wellness services, including a beautiful wellness and fitness center, a primary care physician practice (Cerbat Medical Center), advanced medical programs in cardiology, cancer, and rehabilitation, and home health and hospice care. KRMC has 213 licensed beds and is Joint Commission accredited. The hospital employs over 1,200 employees, 150 volunteers, and 100 physicians/ allied health professionals who embrace our hospital's non-profit mission of "Serving Our Community with Compassion and Commitment." We are also honored to serve as a teaching hospital in affiliation with Midwestern University to train doctors specializing in family practice, dermatology and emergency medicine.