Nuclear Medicine Equipment: Gamma Probes, Gamma Cameras and SPECT/CT

What we supply

Gamma probes. The Mammotome Neoprobe Gamma Detection System, sold new in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean: the Model 2400 console, 10 mm and 14 mm Bluetooth probes in straight and angled versions, the corded NPR14 probe, the cart and the accessories, configured for the procedures and the number of operating rooms. Earlier-generation Neoprobe consoles (the GDS Model 2300 and the neo2000) are sourced refurbished or used on request as working systems with a probe, training and a stated warranty source. The Neoprobe cost guide publishes the ranges by configuration and by generation.

PET/CT scanners. GE Discovery and Siemens Biograph systems rebuilt through MO Select, with Philips, Canon and United Imaging systems sourced on request; the PET/CT scanner cost guide prices 22 systems by model and covers the shielding, hot lab and uptake-room costs around them.

Gamma cameras and SPECT/CT. Imaging-department purchases quoted per project rather than catalog items; tell us what the program needs and we will tell you what we can quote. Class estimates for gamma cameras, SPECT and SPECT/CT, by platform, are in our nuclear medicine camera cost guide.

How to choose nuclear medicine equipment

Start from the procedures. A breast or melanoma program that performs sentinel node biopsy needs a gamma probe in every operating room that runs radio-guided cases at the same time, with the probe count set by case turnover; a program that also does radioactive seed localization needs the dual-isotope mode the current Neoprobe console provides. Imaging comes next: a lymphoscintigraphy or SPECT study before surgery is a nuclear medicine department service, and oncology staging is a PET/CT question. Coordinate with nuclear medicine on tracer supply, injection timing and the radiation safety officer before equipment is ordered, because the tracer, the license and the hot lab sit on their side of the budget.

Nuclear medicine equipment buying FAQ

Do you sell the Mammotome Neoprobe?

Yes. Medical Outfitters is an authorized Mammotome dealer and supplies the Mammotome Neoprobe Gamma Detection System new, with the probe configuration matched to your procedures, delivery, applications training and the manufacturer warranty; refurbished or used earlier-generation Neoprobe systems are sourced on request. The Neoprobe cost guide gives the ranges by configuration and by console generation.

Do you sell gamma cameras or SPECT/CT systems?

Gamma cameras and SPECT/CT systems are imaging-department purchases quoted per project rather than catalog items. Tell us what the program needs alongside the probe or the PET/CT and we will tell you what we can quote; nuclear medicine imaging and the PET/CT bands are in the PET/CT scanner cost guide.

What is the difference between a gamma probe and a gamma camera?

A gamma probe is the handheld detector the surgeon holds during radio-guided surgery; it gives a count rate and a rising tone as it nears the radiotracer, with no image. A gamma camera is the nuclear medicine imaging system that produces the planar or SPECT image, usually before the case. Sentinel node programs often use both: the camera maps the nodes, the probe finds them.

How much does nuclear medicine equipment cost?

It depends on the equipment: a gamma probe system is an operating-room purchase priced by configuration, a PET/CT scanner is an imaging-department purchase priced by detector generation and condition, and both are quoted for a specific site. Our Neoprobe cost guide and PET/CT scanner cost guide publish the ranges, delivered and installed.

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