Taking a look at Guildford PET-CT Centre, one year on from ground-breaking

Taking a look at Guildford PET-CT Centre, one year on from ground-breaking

October 20, 2022

Located on Surrey Research Park, Alliance Medical's modern, dedicated PET-CT Centre in Guildford serves patients in Guildford, Surrey and the South East.

A purpose-built facility designed specifically for patients, Guildford PET-CT Centre is situated away from the acute hospital site and is easy to get to with free parking and public transport links. Inside the centre, the facilities are all on one level, making it accessible and easy to navigate with a calm and relaxing environment.

In just a few short months, the expert team at Guildford have delivered over 800 scans. Here's what some of our patients had to say:

"Beautiful new unit, great staff, friendly, patient and helpful!"

"Pleasant new facility, plenty of parking. Staff were friendly and reassuring."

"The whole appointment process and the examination on the day was very professional. The information beforehand, access to the centre and the way you were treated was excellent."

3 Guildford PET-CT team members in blue, medical uniforms stand in front of a scanner.

Working for and with our trusted partner Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, this new centre relocates the PET-CT service from Royal Surrey County Hospital to a technologically advanced digital scanner.

Richard Evans, UK Managing Director at Alliance Medical said: “We are passionate about delivering first class, excellent patient care and the opening of this facility is another step in improving diagnostics services across the UK.”

6 members of the Guildford PET-CT Centre team smiling and waving in front of the centre.


The most advanced digital scanner

Guildford PET-CT Centre features one of only two GE Discovery MI 5-Ring Gen 2 PET-CTs in the UK.

GE's most advanced scanner, it is an impressive 33% more sensitive than a 4-ring digital PET-CT and able to detect smaller lesions at earlier stages than ever before. Patients benefit from lower radiation doses and quicker scans, with full-body imaging completed in just 10 minutes. Plus, faster reconstruction time allows our radiographers to review the scan during the appointment, so they can carry out further imaging immediately if required.

Through increasing capacity, our new centre also allows us to support our partners carry out vital research into diseases such as cancer and dementia. We're dedicated to working together to drive better outcomes for patients.  

To find out more about Guildford PET-CT Centre and to refer your patients, visit alliancemedical.co.uk/guildfordpetct

A member of the Guildford PET-CT Centre team sits in the control room, behind a desk.

An image through the entrance of the PET-CT scanner, showing the bed and the window into the control room.