Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
Commons · Question 48718 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many LINAC machines are (a) currently within the recommended lifespan and (b) beyond the recommended lifespan.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 30 Apr 2025
The Department does not hold data on how many radiotherapy machines are beyond their recommended working life in each National Health Service trust.The number of radiotherapy machines in use which are over the 10-year recommended age is not published by N...