UW-Madison breaks ground on new radioisotope cyclotron facility

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UW-Madison breaks ground on new radioisotope cyclotron facility

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-11-02/article-8547/uwmadison-breaks-ground-on-new-radioisotope-cyclotron-facility/

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison has begun construction on a $62 million facility housing two new medical cyclotrons. The project expands the institution's radioisotope production capacity by up to eightfold and introduces advanced alpha-particle production capabilities. The infrastructure will supply materials for cancer theranostics, support clinical trials, and provide hands-on training for health care and technical personnel.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has broken ground on a project to add two cyclotrons to its existing medical research infrastructure, increasing the university's radioisotope production capacity by two- to eightfold, depending on the particular isotope. The $62 million project—funded by the National...

The new 13,000-square-foot facility, which is being built within the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research complex, is slated to host "the first modern alpha-particle cyclotron of its kind installed in the United States," according to the university.

University Isotope Network: UW-Madison has been producing radioisotopes for the past decade as a member of the Department of Energy University Isotope Network and supplying them for "theranostics" applications that combine precise diagnostic imaging with targeted radiation therapies for patients with cancer and other illnesses.

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