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Forty years since the first PET image at CERN

Marilena Streit-Bianchi reminisces about her role in the first PET (positron-emission tomography) image taken at CERN

News
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21 December, 2017
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News
21 December, 2017

Register now for public lecture on medical applications

Register for ‘Particles that fight cancer: the use of protons and carbon ion in cancer therapy’ which will take place on 20 November from 4-6pm

News
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13 November, 2014
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News
13 November, 2014

Accelerating innovation…in medicine

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

Opinion
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08 July, 2014
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Opinion
08 July, 2014

Modifications to the rules of the CERN health insurance scheme

Modifications to the rules of the CERN health insurance scheme (CHIS) - edition 1 January 2012

Official news
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26 June, 2014
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Official news
26 June, 2014

Taking biomedical research at CERN to the next level

The head of CERN's Medical Application Programme addresses a medical conference 60 years after the first use of protons to treat cancer

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20 February, 2014
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News
20 February, 2014

Physics meets medicine at ICTR-PHE conference

From 10 to 14 February in Geneva, physicists, medical doctors and life-science experts will discuss innovative techniques in the fight against cancer

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10 February, 2014
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News
10 February, 2014

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

News
Computing
13 August, 2013
Computing
News
13 August, 2013

Accelerators for medicine

CERN signs a new collaboration agreement with industry to transfer accelerator technology to the medical field

News
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11 April, 2013
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News
11 April, 2013

Medical imaging network passes midterm review

At CERN today, European Commission representatives gave the green light to the continuation of the ENTERVISION network for imaging in particle therapy

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11 January, 2013
Knowledge sharing
News
11 January, 2013

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