Who gets what

Argyll & Clyde - �667,000 Ayrshire & Arran - �624,000 Borders - �177,000 Dumfries & Galloway - �256,000 Fife - �694,000 Forth Valley - �523,000 Grampian - �1,259,000 Greater Glasgow - �2,573,000 Highland - �463,000 Lanarkshire - �859,000 Lothian - �1,738,000 Tayside - �982,000 Orkney - �47,000 Shetland - �55,000 Western Isles - �83,000

The minister announced the plans during a visit to the Beatson Oncology Unit at Glasgow's Western Infirmary on Tuesday.

She pledged that by the end of next year waiting times at the North Glasgow Acute Trust will be cut from seven to two weeks.

However, the Royal College of Radiologists has estimated it will take up to �80m to upgrade fully all diagnostic and treatment cancer equipment in Scotland.

Its chairman, Professor Jamie Weir, said the money would help cut waiting lists but a lot more was required.

The SNP's Duncan Hamilton MSP was also critical.

He said: "Money for Scotland's NHS is always welcome but as usual Susan Deacon's announcement is woefully inadequate for Scotland's needs.

'Not enough'

"This money is not new money, it has already been announced and is not nearly enough to seriously attack Scotland's rising cancer rates."

Ms Deacon responded by saying: "We always have to do more and to do better, but we have to recognise when important steps like this are taken.

"We want to work with experts to make sure that we continue in the right direction. But, yes, more still needs to be done."

With some 20,000 Scots being diagnosed with cancer each year, the new money will aim to improve early detection of the disease.

Susan Deacon: "Important step forward"

Ms Deacon added: "I said in the parliament at the beginning of July that some of the �30m additional money given to the Scottish NHS would be earmarked for much needed diagnostic equipment. This announcement is about spending better.

"I have made it clear that cancer is a priority for us - four out of 10 Scots can expect to get cancer at some time in their lives.

"As I have said consistently over the past year, much of Scotland's cancer care is world-class but too many cancer patients are still waiting too long for their treatment to be completed."

In June, Ms Deacon said that much still needed to be done to build on news that the chances of surviving cancer in Scotland was on the up.

The latest figures show that the likelihood of beating cancer has dramatically improved over the past 30 years.

Ms Deacon said better treatment, screening and earlier diagnoses are paying off.

But the disease remains one of the biggest killers in Scotland.