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2026 PET Imaging Market Outlook Report
Publication Date: April 22, 2026
Tags: PET/CT
Pages: 226
SKU: 26-060
PET imaging has grown over the past two decades to become a mainstay in the diagnosis and management of cancer patients. While oncology scans continue to comprise the majority of PET scans, new radiopharmaceuticals offer the promise of increasing the efficacy of PET imaging for cardiology and neurology.
IMV’s 2026 PET Imaging Outlook Summary Report monitors trends in PET scan utilization, the adoption of fixed PET scanners (e.g., PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR), the use of mobile PET services, purchase plans, and radiopharmaceutical use. Survey results are projected to the universe of facilities using PET, and the report addresses the PET unit market for 2026-2028.
Key Features
PET Department Priorities
- What are the top priorities for PET departments in 2026?
PET Scan Volume
- What is the trend in PET scans performed from 2010-2025?
- How many clinical PET imaging studies were conducted on fixed vs. mobile PET systems? What is the trend in use by hospital-based vs. independent non-hospital locations?
- What is the current mix of PET scans by oncology, cardiology, and neurology clinical applications?
- What is the anticipated PET imaging scan volume for 2026?
PET Equipment Installed Base and Purchase Plans
- How many fixed PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR units are installed in the United States?
- How many sites use mobile PET imaging services?
- What is the installed base market share by manufacturer?
- What is current and planned mix of PET/CTs, by number of CT slices and bore size?
- What is the brand loyalty for future purchases?
- What is the PET scanner unit forecast for 2026 to 2028?
Radiopharmaceuticals Utilization and Budgets
- What is the supplier share for radiopharmaceuticals?
- How many PET scans use Rb82, Pylarify, or Ga-68 Dotatate?
- How much is spent on PET radiopharmaceuticals, per dose, per site, and in total?
Site Operations Characteristics
- How many technologists, clerical, administrators, and radiopharmacists are employed per site?
- How many PET imaging scans are performed per site? Per unit?
- What are the typical operating hours of PET departments?
- What physician types are the top referrers for PET scans?
- What is typical waiting time for an outpatient PET study?
This 2026 PET Imaging Market Outlook Report summarizes the results from an IMV hosted survey of hospital and non-hospital facilities performing PET imaging in the United States. The universe of PET sites for this study is defined as any location where PET scans are performed using a fixed PET-only, fixed PET/CT, fixed PET/MR, or a PET-only or PET/CT scanner provided by a mobile van service. The responses from the 300 PET imaging professionals have been projected to IMV’s identified universe of hospitals and imaging/PET centers that perform PET imaging using fixed or mobile PET equipment.
2026 PET Imaging Market Outlook Report
Table of Contents
PET Department Outlook and Trends
Insight to Impact: How to Utilize this Report for Strategic Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Priorities to the Mission of PET Departments, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sites Using Fixed vs. Mobile PET: Priorities to the Mission of PET Departments, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hospitals vs. Non-Hospitals: Priorities to the Mission of PET Departments, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Priorities to the Mission of PET Departments, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Factors Affecting the Future Outlook for PET at Your Facility, Over the Next Few Years, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sites Using Fixed vs. Mobile PET: Factors Affecting the Future Outlook for PET at Your Facility, Over the Next Few Years,
as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Hospitals vs. Non-Hospitals: Factors Affecting the Future Outlook for PET at Your Facility, Over the Next Few Years, as of
2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Factors Affecting the Future Outlook for PET at Your Facility, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2026 PET Department Outlook for Patients, Procedure Volume, Reimbursement Levels, Revenue, and Net Income/Profits,
Compared to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2026 PET Department Outlook for Patient Volume, Compared to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Current Use and Consideration of AI in PET Departments, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Current Use and Consideration of AI in PET Departments, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2025 AI Impact on PET Departments – Summary of Open-Ended Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Anticipated AI Impact in 2026 – Summary of Open-Ended Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
PET Scan Volume
Total Estimated Clinical PET Scans*, by Current PET Capability, 2010 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Percentage Mix of Clinical PET Scans Performed, by Current PET Capability, 2013 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Total PET Imaging Sites, by Current PET Capability, by Survey Year, 2008 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Distribution of PET Imaging Sites and PET Scans, All Sites, by Current PET Capability, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Total Estimated Clinical PET Scans, by Site Type, 2010 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Total PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, by Survey Year, 2011 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Distribution of PET Capability of PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Whether PET Scan Volume Will Increase, Decrease, or Stay the Same Over the Next 12 Months, by Site Type, as of 2026
Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Anticipated 2026 PET Scan Volume, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Average Annual Clinical PET Scans per Site, by Current PET Capability and Site Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Average Annual Clinical PET Scans per Site, by Current PET Capability, 2017 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Distribution of PET Imaging Sites by PET Scan Volume Ranges, by Current PET Capability, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mix of Scans Performed on PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR Scanners, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mix of Oncology, Cardiology, and Neurology Applications for Clinical PET Scans, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Clinical PET Scan Application Mix, by Current PET Capability, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Clinical Application Types, and Mean Annual Cardiology PET Scans per Site
Performing, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Clinical Application Types, and Mean Annual Cardiology PET Scans per Site
Performing, by Site Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Oncology Applications, and Mean Annual Oncology PET Scans per Site
Performing, by Oncology Study Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Neurology Applications, and Mean Annual Neurology PET Scans per Site
Performing, by Neurology Study Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Obstacles to Performing Neurology PET Scans, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Percent of PET Imaging Sites Performing Cardiology Applications, and Mean Annual Cardiology PET Scans per Site
Performing, by Cardiology Study Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Obstacles to Performing Cardiac PET Scans, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Estimates of Percent and Number of Sites Performing PET Scans, and Average Scans per Site Performing, by Clinical
Application, 2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Estimates of Total PET Scans, by Equipment Type and Clinical Application, 2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Distribution of PET Imaging Oncology Scans, by Oncology Study Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Distribution of PET Imaging Oncology Scans, by Lung Cancer Study Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Distribution of PET Imaging Oncology Scans, by Oncology Study Type, 2010 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Total PET Imaging Oncology Scan Volume, by Oncology Study Type, 2021 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Distribution of PET Imaging Neurology Scans, by Neurology Study Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mix of PET Neurology Study Types, by Site Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Distribution of PET Imaging Cardiology Scans, by Cardiology Study Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mix of PET Cardiology Study Types, by Site Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
PET Inpatient vs. Outpatient Mix, by Non-Hospitals vs. Hospitals, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Percent of Sites Performing Pediatric PET Scans, by Site Type, as of 2026 Census Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mean Annual Pediatric PET Scans per Site Performing, by Site Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Percent of Fixed PET/CT Sites Performing Diagnostic CT-Only Scans with No Associated PET Scans, by Site Type, as of
2026 Census Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Whether PET Imaging Site Has a Grant-Funded PET Research Center on Campus, as of 2026 Census Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Specialized PET Scans, as of 2025 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Whether Department Currently Performs Specialized PET Scans, by Survey Year 2021 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Post Radiation Therapy Treatment Analysis, by Site Type, as
of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform PET Prostate Studies Using PSMA Tracers, by Site Type, as
of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Cardiovascular CT with a PET/CT, by Site Type, as of 2026
Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Imaging for Neuroendocrine Tumors with Cu64 Dotatate, by
Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Neuroimaging to Detect Beta-Amyloid Plaque for Alzheimer’s
Disease, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Whether PET Scan Volume Will Increase, Decrease, or Stay the Same Over the Next 12 Months, by Site Type, as of 2026
Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Total Estimated Clinical PET Scans, by Clinical Application, 2010 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Total PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, by Survey Year, 2011 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Installed Base of PET Imaging Systems
Distribution of Fixed PET Imaging Systems in Hospital vs. Non-Hospital Sites, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Distribution of Fixed PET Imaging Systems, by Hospitals vs. Non-Hospitals, by Survey Year, 2008 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fixed PET Imaging System Installed Base, by Year of Installation, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Distribution of Mobile vs. Fixed PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Distribution of Fixed PET-only, PET/CT, and PET/MR Scanners, by Site Type, as of 2026 PET Census Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Distribution of Sites, by Number of Fixed PET Imaging Systems Installed, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Average Age and Distribution of the Fixed PET Imaging System Installed Base, by Year of Installation, by Site Type, as of
2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Installed Base Share of Fixed PET/CT Imaging Systems, by Manufacturer, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Installed Base Share of Fixed PET Imaging Systems, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Installed Base Share of Fixed PET Imaging Systems, Installed in the Last 5 Years vs. Overall Installed Base, as of 2026
Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Percent Distribution of PET/CT Installed Base, by Number of CT Slices, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Distribution of PET/CT Installed Base, by Number of CT Slices, by Survey Year, 2008 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Installed Base Share of Fixed PET/CT Systems, by Number of CT Slices, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Installed Base Mix of Fixed PET/CT Scanners, by Number of CT Slices, Installed in the Last 5 Years vs. Overall Installed
Base, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Bore Size of Installed PET/CT Scanners, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Distribution of PET/CT Installed Base, by Bore Size, by Survey Year, 2011 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Installed Base Share of Fixed PET/CT Systems, by Bore Size, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Installed Base Mix of Fixed PET/CT Scanners, by Bore Size, Installed in the Last 5 Years vs. Overall Installed Base, as of
2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Whether Fixed PET/CT Scanners installed in 2015 and After Have Digital Detectors, by Survey Year, 2017 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Whether Fixed PET Imaging System Has Time of Flight Capability, by PET Scanner Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Whether Fixed PET Imaging System Has Respiratory Gating, by PET Scanner Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Whether Fixed PET Imaging System Has Cardiac Gating, by PET Scanner Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Distribution of Sources of Service Support for PET Imaging Systems, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Distribution of Sources of Service Support for PET Imaging Systems, by Survey Year, 2011 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
PET Detector Field of View of Installed PET Scanners, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
CT Detector Field of View of Installed PET/CT Scanners, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Purchase Plans for PET Imaging Systems
PET Site Plans for Purchasing PET Imaging Equipment Over the Next Three Years, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Trend in PET Site Plans for Purchasing PET Imaging Equipment Over the Next Three Years, by Survey Year, 2008 to 2026 . . . .104
PET Site Plans for Purchasing PET Imaging Equipment Over the Next Three Years, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . .105
Percentage of Sites “Yes” and “Maybe” Planning to Purchase PET Imaging Equipment Over the Next Three Years, by Site
Type, by Survey Year, 2018 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Planned Purchases for First Buyer, Replacement vs. Additional PET Imaging Units, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET
Capability, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Planned Purchases of PET/CT Scanners, by Number of CT Slices, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability, as of 2026
Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Distribution of Planned PET/CT Purchases, by Bore Size, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Plans for New vs. Refurbished PET Scanners, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Current PET Replacement Cycle, Based on 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Percent Distribution of Sites Mentioning Manufacturers Being Considered for Future PET Imaging System Purchases, as of
2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Brand Loyalty: Manufacturers Being Considered by Current PET Imaging Sites, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Primary Reasons to Consider Switching from Current PET Vendor to a Different Vendor, as of 2026 PET Census Survey . . . . . .114
Distribution of 2025 PET Capital Equipment Budgets, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Trend in Reported PET Capital Equipment Budgets, by Survey Year, 2014 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Distribution of 2025 PET Capital Equipment Budgets, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . .117
Distribution of Planned PET Purchases, by PET Detector Field of View Size, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Distribution of Planned PET/CT Purchases, by CT Field of View, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
PET Radiopharmaceutical Utilization and Budgets
Percent of Clinical PET Scans by Outside Suppliers vs. Cyclotron on Site, 2010 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Radiopharmaceutical Sources for PET Imaging Sites, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Average Clinical PET Scans per Site, by Source of Radiopharmaceuticals, All Sites, 2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Average Clinical PET Scans per Site, by Source of Radiopharmaceuticals, by Site Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Distribution of Clinical PET Scans, by Radiopharmaceutical Used, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Percent of Sites Using Radiopharmaceuticals and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Using that Agent, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using F-18 FDG and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
Performing, 2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using F-18 FDG and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using F-18 FMISO and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
Performing, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using F-18 FMISO and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Rb-82 and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Rb-82 and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Amyvid and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Amyvid and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Ga-68 PSMA-11 and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
Performing, 2021 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Ga-68 PSMA-11 and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Ga-68 Dotatate and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
Performing, 2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Ga-68 Dotatate and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Axumin and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Axumin and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Pylarify and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
2021 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Pylarify and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using N-13 Ammonia and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
Performing, 2020 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using N-13 Ammonia and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using NeuraCeq and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
Performing, 2021 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using NeuraCeq and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Cu-64 Dotatate and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site
Performing, 2021 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Cu-64 Dotatate and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Trend in Number of Sites Performing Clinical PET Scans Using Cerianna and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site Performing,
2024 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Percent of PET Sites Performing Scans Using Cerianna and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Percent of PET Sites Performing PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies and Mean Annual PET Scans per Site, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Distribution of PET Pharmacological Stress Agents Used in PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Average Price per Dose of F-18 FDG Used in the Last Full Quarter for PET Scans, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . .153
Percent Distribution of Millicuries of F-18 FDG per Patient, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Whether Department Currently Performs PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Percent of PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies Using PET Radiopharmaceutical Agents, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Distribution of 2025 PET Radiopharmaceutical Budgets, for Fixed PET Imaging Sites Using Outside Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Distribution of 2025 PET Radiopharmaceutical Budgets, by Hospital vs. Non-Hospital, for Fixed PET Imaging Sites Using
Outside Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Average PET Radiopharmaceutical Expenditures per Fixed PET Imaging Site, by Site Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
PET Radiopharmaceutical Budget Trend for Sites with Fixed PET Imaging Units, 2012 to 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Distribution of 2024 to 2025 PET Radiopharmaceutical Budgets, as of 2026 PET Census Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Market Share of PET Radiopharmaceutical Suppliers, Based on PET Radiopharmaceutical Expenditures, 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Market Share Trend of PET Radiopharmaceutical Suppliers, Based on PET Radiopharmaceutical Expenditures for Fixed
PET Imaging Sites, 2012 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Market Share of PET Radiopharmaceutical Suppliers, Based on PET Radiopharmaceutical Expenditures, by Site Type,
2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Whether Department Currently Performs or Plans to Perform Theranostics Procedures, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Indications Theranostics is Performed for in Department, as of 2026 PET Census Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Average Theranostics Procedures Performed per Site Performing, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Treatment Agents Currently Utilized or Planned to be Utilized for Theranostics Procedures, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Whether Facility Applies Dosimetry on Therapy Patient Images for Toxicity, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Whether Facility Images Patients Following Treatment Dose, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
PET Site Operations Characteristics
Department Operating PET Imaging Equipment, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Department Operating PET Imaging Equipment, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Ownership Status of Non-Hospital PET Imaging Sites, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Hospital Bed Size Mix of Hospital PET Imaging Sites, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Average PET Scans Performed per Fixed PET Imaging System, by Site Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Percent of Fixed PET Imaging Sites with Specified Staff Types, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Average Annual Clinical PET Scans per Technologist Staffing Level at Fixed PET Imaging Sites, 2014 to 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Whether PET Schedulers Work Within the PET Department or in Central Scheduling, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Whether Fixed PET Imaging Sites Have a Nuclear Medicine Physicist on Staff, by Site Type, as of 2026 PET Survey . . . . . . . . . .180
Distribution of Sites, by Total Physicians in Facility Who Read PET Imaging Scans, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . .181
Average Annual PET Imaging Scans Read per Physician per Site, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability and Site
Type, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Distribution of Sites that Send PET Scans to Off-Site Radiology Service to be Read, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . .183
Specialties of Physicians Who Read PET Scans, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Ranking of Top Referring Physicians, by Type of Physician, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Waiting Time for Non-Emergency Outpatient PET Scan, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET Capability, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . 186
Hours per Week (Monday-Friday) PET Department Open for Scheduled PET Scans, by Site Type, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . 187
Hours per Week (Monday-Friday) PET Department Open for Scheduled PET Scans, by Current Fixed vs. Mobile PET
Capability, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
PET Sites Using Fixed PET Imaging Systems vs. Mobile Services Exclusively, as of 2026 Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
PET Department Financial Outlook – Summary of Open-Ended Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
PET Department Staffing Challenges – Summary of Open-Ended Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Methodology
Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Study Sample (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Appendix
AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
AI Impact on PET Department in 2025 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Anticipated AI Impact on PET Department in 2026 – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
PET Department Financial Health Outlook – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
PET Department Staffing Challenges – Open-Ended Responses (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
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