medical applications

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CERN, CHUV and THERYQ join forces for a world first in cancer radiotherapy

CERN, CHUV and THERYQ have signed an agreement for the development of a revolutionary FLASH radiotherapy device

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25 November, 2022
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25 November, 2022

Fighting cancer with LIGHT

A novel proton accelerator for cancer treatment, based on CERN technology, is getting ready to receive its first patients in the United Kingdom

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09 November, 2022
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09 November, 2022

How far can technology improve our health?

Listen, watch and connect with us as Sparks! tackles the visions and challenges for future technology for health

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09 November, 2022
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09 November, 2022

Sparks!: CERN’s serendipity forum brings together experts to discuss Future Technology for Health

A set of talks and forum on 17-18 November, following a podcast series featuring experts in the field

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At CERN
26 October, 2022

Thirty years of the TERA Foundation

On 15 September 1992, the TERA Foundation was established in Novara, Italy. Exactly 30 years later, a symposium was held at CERN to review its contributions to hadron therapy

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29 September, 2022
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29 September, 2022

Spectroscopic X-ray imaging now certified for medical use

The CERN Workshops on Medical Applications of Spectroscopic X-ray Detectors have been instrumental in advancing spectroscopic X-ray imaging and bringing it from the lab to the clinic

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31 August, 2022
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31 August, 2022

First European hospital receives 3D colour X-ray scanner using CERN technology

MARS Bioimaging's 3D colour X-ray scanner has arrived in Europe for clinical trials that will lead to medical use of a CERN technology

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26 August, 2021
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26 August, 2021

CLEAR study paves the way for novel electron-based cancer therapy

The study, conducted at CERN’s CLEAR test facility, demonstrates how very high-energy electron beams can be focused onto deep-seated cancerous tumours

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24 June, 2021
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24 June, 2021

Crystal Clear, 30 years on

The Crystal Clear collaboration is celebrating its 30th anniversary this April – an opportunity to retrace an unusual journey

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Experiments
28 April, 2021
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28 April, 2021

CERN collaborations open new horizons for cancer therapy

CERN’s Next Ion Medical Machine Study (NIMMS) and new European projects are building on existing hadron-therapy research to treat cancer

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04 February, 2021
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04 February, 2021