Tag: medical applications

  • Thirty years of the TERA Foundation

    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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  • Spectroscopic X-ray imaging now certified for medical use

    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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  • CERN and CHUV collaborate on a pioneering new cancer radiotherapy facility

    CERN and CHUV collaborate on a pioneering new cancer radiotherapy facility

    CERN and the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) are collaborating to develop the conceptual design of an innovative radiotherapy facility, used for cancer treatment

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  • Using CERN technology for medical challenges

    A healthcare kit for remote conditions and a screening system for anti-cancer pharmaceuticals are the winners of the first CERN Medtech:Hack

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  • Accelerating innovation…in medicine

    An upcoming series of seminars will highlight the potential of particle-phyics research for applications in medicine, says Steve Myers

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  • The GHOST in the machine

    New software based on CERN’s particle simulation toolkit Geant4 is being used to assess radiation doses in cancer treatment

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