Egyptian Ministers Briefed on New Cyclotron Unit at Luxor Oncology Facility

Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsy and Local Development Minister Manal Awad received a detailed briefing on a new cyclotron unit at an oncology facility in Luxor.

Ambassador Nabila Makram, head of the National Alliance’s technical secretariat, also attended the presentation.

The briefing focused on the new unit. Cyclotrons are used to produce radioactive isotopes for medical applications, including tracers used in scans that help doctors detect and assess cancer.

The available information did not specify when the Luxor unit would begin operating or provide details of its production capacity.