For those who choose to receive a scan, we recommend that it be performed at centers that have a multi-slice scanner (preferably 16 slice or better), experience with CT screening, a high volume of lung scans and a well developed protocol, such as the I-ELCAP protocol, for reading scans.  In addition, a multi-disciplinary team of doctors should review the scan.  Centers that meet such qualifications include:

• All sites participating in the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) which can be found at http://www.ielcap.org/members.htm
• Sites recognized by the National Cancer Institute as Cancer Centers or Comprehensive Cancer Centers which can be found at: http://www.cancer.fov/cancertopics/factsheet/NCI/cancer-centers
• NCI Centers hosting Specialized Centers of Excellence at the following: http://spores.nci.nih.gov/current/lung/lung.html