Find a centre Request a scan Refer a patient opener Search Home Who we are What we do Partnerships News and press Working with us Contact us Scan glossary A Active cells Active tissue Anatomy Angiography B Barium Enema Biopsy Bone scan C CMR CT Cardiology Chest X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) Consultant Contrast medium Cross-section Curative D Diagnosis E ECG Electrocardiogram F FDG False Negative False Positive Fluoro-Deoxy-Glucose G Gamma Camera Gamma Camera PET Gamma Ray Gantry Glucose H Half-life I Image fusion Imaging Interventional Radiology Isotope M MRI Magnet Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mammogram Mammography Medical Imaging Metabolism N Neurology Nodules Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine Consultant O Oncologist Oncology Orthopaedics P PET PET/CT Pacemaker Pathology Physiological changes Positron Emission Tomography Prescribed medicine R Radiation Radio Frequency Pulses Radioactive Radioactive Drink Radioactive Dye Radioactive Injection Radioactive Sugar Radioactive Tracer Radiographer Radiologist Radiology Radionuclide Radiotherapist Radiotherapy S Scan Scanner Screening Sedative (Mild) Staging Surgical Clip T Total body scan Tracer U Ultrasound Ultraviolet W Whole-body scan X X-Rays Patient services National PET/CT contract Types of scan Your patient journey Scan glossary Payment methods Patient information Protecting, using and storing Download PDF leaflet Sitemap Privacy policy Cookies policy Terms and conditions Modern Slavery Act Statement Life Healthcare Group s172(1) Statements Facebook rss Twitter Linkedin Subscribe to email updates Copyright 2020 Alliance Medical Our ISAS accreditation is limited to those activities described on our UKAS schedule of accreditation