Radioisotopes
Lords · Question HL7548 · Tabled 15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 May 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of medical radioisotopes used to treat cancer in the UK are produced by (1) a reactor-based method, and (2) close to hospital cyclotron manufacture.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 22 May 2025
Medical radioisotopes can be produced in different ways and the cyclotrons used in the United Kingdom produce a small supply of medical radioisotopes, mainly for diagnostic use. This is because the cyclotrons used in the UK supply relatively low-level rad...