Patient Responsibilities
The following are your patient responsibilities, which can
also be downloaded
as a PDF:
- Arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled time to allow
for the completion of your registration paperwork.
- Stay NPO for six hours prior to your scheduled time. This
means eating or drinking nothing except plain water, this
includes non sugar-free gum and candies. Most medications
can still be taken as long as they can be safely taken on
an empty stomach. If you have any questions about whether
a particular medication may cause problems with your scan
please call 215-662-7662, if you are scheduled for a PET
scan, or 215-662-3051, if you are scheduled for any other
Nuclear Medicine scan.
- Speak to your doctor prior to your PET scan about an anti-anxiety
medication if you are claustrophobic.