The official launch of the Nuclear Medicine Center project took place in the Mirzo-Ulugbek district of Tashkent, Trend reports citing Uzatom.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held with the support of the Presidents of Uzbekistan and Russia.
The Nuclear Medicine Center will initially focus on early cancer diagnosis using advanced technologies such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and will introduce non-invasive tumor treatments with “Gamma Knife” and “Cyber Knife” systems. The center will also include a radiopharmaceutical laboratory.