Molecular imaging and therapy — Canterbury

Molecular imaging provides medical images (pictures) of your body using small amounts of radioactive materials that are injected, swallowed or inhaled. The images can be used for diagnoses or therapy.


Contact us

To contact our molecular imaging and therapy service:

Postal address:

Molecular Imaging and Therapy
Christchurch Hospital
Private Bag 4710
Christchurch 8140

Our service is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.


Where to find us

The molecular imaging and therapy service is at:

2nd Floor
Riverside Block
Christchurch Hospital


Services we provide

We provide:

  • diagnostic imaging
  • radioactive pharmaceuticals (used for imaging)
  • radionuclide therapies.

We do not have a PET (positron emission tomography) facility. Publicly funded PET-CT scans are outsourced to a private provider.


Referral information

You can access these services with a referral from your healthcare provider. Some types of scans are only available on certain days.