The current "60 30 New" specification is expected to evolve into within five years. Total-body PET scanners (like uEXPLORER) with long axial fields of view (2 meters) can capture the entire body simultaneously in 15 seconds, not 30 minutes. However, for the vast majority of existing digital PET-CT installations (2023-2028 vintages), the "60 30 New" protocol represents the optimal standard of care.
If you’ve recently been scheduled for a PET-CT scan, you may have heard your technologist mention numbers like “60” and “30.” At first glance, they sound like a countdown or a blood pressure reading. In reality, they represent one of the most critical windows in modern molecular imaging:
Recent technological breakthroughs have made these faster 30-minute scans possible while actually improving the quality of the results. 1. Digital Detectors and Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM)