Tag: medical applications
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CERN detector could help to improve head tumour radiotherapy
Scientists are testing a new device to help target cancer cells more accurately in ion radiotherapy of head and neck tumours, which could help limit the treatment’s side effects. It includes Timepix3, a small particle detector developed at CERN
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From particle physics to medicine
Spend a fascinating evening discovering how the technologies of particle physics are driving progress in medicine
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BioDynaMo: cutting-edge software helps battle cancer
A novel mathematical model developed as part of the BioDynaMo project, born from CERN openlab, mimics vascular tumour growth in breast cancer and its response to treatment
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Accelerating stroke prevention
The same AI algorithms used to diagnose anomalies in CERN’s complex accelerator chain have the potential to detect brain pathologies such as strokes
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Giorgio Brianti (1930 – 2023)
Giorgio Brianti(1930 – 2023) — Giorgio Brianti, a pillar of CERN throughout his 40-year career, passed away on 6 April at the age of 92. He played a major role in the success of CERN and in particular the Large Electron–Positron Collider (LEP) project, and his legacy lives on across the whole of the accelerator
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Sparks! Talks – videos available online
Two months after our Sparks! Talks event, we are happy to announce that the videos of the individual presentations are now online on the CERN YouTube channel. We invite the community at large to dive back into the event, which was centred around future technology for health – covering aspects from the use of CERN
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BioDynaMo modelling platform accelerates biological simulation and more
The BioDynaMo project, launched by CERN openlab in 2015, has now reached maturity and is seeking new 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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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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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