Accelerators for Society

From Berkeley Lab, 8 December 2014 Using one of the most powerful lasers in the world, researchers have accelerated subatomic particles to the highest energies ever recorded from a compact accelerator. The team, from the U.S.

From medicalphysicsweb.org, 1 December 2014 The first commercial shipment of medical isotopes produced using a new particle-accelerator-based technique has been made by scientists at the Canadian Light Source (CLS).

From medicalphysicsweb.org, 25 November 2014 Cerenkov light is under increased attention as a tool for quality assurance and in vivo dosimetry of photon and electron radiotherapy. Now, UK researchers have investigated the potential applications of Cerenkov emissions during proton therapy (Phys.

From Physicsworld.com, 28 August 2014 Damage to nuclear-reactor components caused by neutron irradiation across several years can be simulated with ion beams in just a few days.

PhysOrg, 27 May 2014   It took every inch of the Large Hadron Collider's 17-mile length to accelerate particles to energies high enough to discover the Higgs boson. Now, imagine an accelerator that could do the same thing in, say, the length of a football field.

From medicalphysicsweb.org, 18 June 2014 Today, around 80% of paediatric cancer patients survive long term, spurring concern over adverse radiotherapy-related late effects.

Media release from Paul Scherrer Institut, 16 June 2014 Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have succeeded in imaging the distribution of frozen and liquid water in a hydrogen fuel cell directly for the first time.

From Nautilus, 12 June 2014 Physicists use particle accelerators to answer questions of fundamental physics—how our universe was created, why objects have mass, and so on.

From medicalphysicsweb.

From CERN updates, 4 June 2014 There is a blue glow coming from Hall 300 on CERN's Meyrin site. Inside, a 3D projection system is giving the laboratory's first accelerator, the Synchrocyclotron (SC), a new lease of life.

From medicalphysicsweb.

From medicalphysicsweb.org, 2 June 2014 Proton therapy is an ideal approach for treating tumours of the eye, with proton therapy of uveal melanoma, the most common ocular tumour, achieving a local control rate of about 95%.

From CERN Courier, 22 May 2014 Based on a 5 MW superconducting proton linac, the European Spallation Source will be the world’s most powerful neutron source, when it comes into full operation.

From Symmetry Magazine, 13 May 2014 Each year in the United States, millions of people receive medical implants—from hip joints to heart and brain stents to spinal devices.

From medicalphysicsweb.org, 2 May 2014 Radiotherapy for paediatric patients is a double-edged sword: it has the potential to cure existing cancer and the potential to cause secondary cancers later in life.

Media release from Paul Scherrer Institut, 8 April 2014 Processes in stars recreated with isotopes from PSI To understand why chemical elements exist in certain amounts on Earth, processes that take place in exploding stars – supernovae – need to be studied.

Media release from Paul Scherrer Institut, 25 March 2014 Scientists have used a particle accelerator to obtain high-speed 3D X-ray visualizations of the flight muscles of flies.

The workshop "ABNP2014" will be held from 14th to 15th April 2014, at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro, ITALY.

This workshop will focus on design and technical issues of high-power high-intensity linear accelerators specifically related to ADS applications, with the aim of defining the necessary R&D and finding synergies amongst different European institutions.

From Physics.org The LHC is probably the world’s most famous particle accelerator, but there are over 20,000 more scattered across the globe. And they aren’t all set on probing the secrets of the universe or finding the Higgs boson.

From CERN updates, 20 February 2014 1954 was an eventful year, not only was CERN founded, but also John Lawrence first used protons accelerated in his brother Ernest’s cyclotron to treat cancer.

From Die Welt, 11 February 2014 In Berlin geht in einer Praxis für Krebsdiagnostik und -therapie ein Mini-Zyklotron in Betrieb. Dieser Beschleuniger dient der Herstellung von Tumormarkern für die Positronen-Emissions-Tomografie.

CNRS Le journal, 21 janvier 2014 Qu’il soit stable ou magique, le noyau des atomes est loin d’avoir livré tous ses secrets.

To be held on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th January 2014 at the Cockcroft Institute on the Daresbury Science and Technology Campus (Sci-Tech Daresbury). The following topics will be discussed: - Recent experience with novel methods in gantries, e.g.

From Symmetry Magazine, 7 January 2014 Accelerator technology could be key to developing an effective treatment for a type of brain tumor currently considered incurable.