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A healthcare kit for remote conditions and a screening system for anti-cancer pharmaceuticals are the winners of the first CERN Medtech:Hack
Methods from theoretical physics are shedding light on the brain’s circuitry
CERN, the International Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC) and STFC are developing medical linear accelerators for low- and middle-income countries
Spectral imaging is an emerging technology in the medical field allowing colour imaging during CT scans. Exciting – but how is it related to CERN?
Superconducting technology developed for the HL-LHC and FCC could improve our understanding of the human brain
New toolbox, released by CERN and University of Bath collaboration, has applications in medical imaging and cancer diagnosis
CERN’s relationship with the United Nations continues to thrive
CERN has developed an accelerator just two metres long to be used in hospitals for medical imaging and the treatment of cancer
Construction began today on the CERN MEDICIS research facility, which will make radioactive isotopes for medical applications
Knowledge gained in developing particle detectors for the LHC has been used to create a dedicated PET device for breast scans
This week, for the first time at the CNAO hadrontherapy centre in Italy, a beam of carbon ions was used to treat a cancer patient