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Marilena Streit-Bianchi reminisces about her role in the first PET (positron-emission tomography) image taken at CERN
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
An upcoming series of seminars will highlight the potential of particle-phyics research for applications in medicine, says Steve Myers
Modifications to the rules of the CERN health insurance scheme (CHIS) - edition 1 January 2012
The head of CERN's Medical Application Programme addresses a medical conference 60 years after the first use of protons to treat cancer
From 10 to 14 February in Geneva, physicists, medical doctors and life-science experts will discuss innovative techniques in the fight against cancer
New software based on CERN's particle simulation toolkit Geant4 is being used to assess radiation doses in cancer treatment
CERN signs a new collaboration agreement with industry to transfer accelerator technology to the medical field
At CERN today, European Commission representatives gave the green light to the continuation of the ENTERVISION network for imaging in particle therapy
