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A glucose molecule which has been tagged with a small amount of radioactive element is known as FDG. This product is injected into the body during a PET scan. The radioactive glucose is taken up by the cancer cells and then these cancer cells can be identified. This glucose molecule only stays in the body for about 2 hrs and is then excreted.
