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. 2020 Dec 30;33(1):mzaa166. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa166

Table 2.

PET-CT scanner quantity in ICBP jurisdictions (2017)

Jurisdiction N PET-CT scannersa,b N scanners per 100 000a,b
Australiac 46 0.27
Western Australia 7 0.27
Victoria 17 0.27
New South Wales 22 0.28
Canada 51 0.13
New Brunswick 2 0.26
Prince Edward Island 0 N/A
Ontario 13 0.09
Nova Scotia 1 0.10
Saskatchewan 1 0.09
Alberta 4 0.09
Denmark 38 0.66
Ireland 7 0.15
New Zealand 5 0.10
Norway 10 0.19
UK 54 0.08
England 46 0.08
Northern Ireland 1 0.05
Wales 1.2 0.04
Scotland 5 0.09

N/A = Not applicable.

a

Figures correct as of 2017—capacity may have increased since then.

b

May include scanners dedicated for other uses outside of oncology (e.g. dedicated cardiovascular scanners) and also scanners functioning part-time.

c

For three Australian jurisdictions combined; exact number of scanners for whole country not available.