Accelerators for Society

Taking biomedical research at CERN to the next level  

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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. The idea was not new, treatment with radioactive isotopes had begun as early as the 1930s, with accelerated particles being a later addition to the clinician’s armoury.

CERN comes into this story in the 1990s. By then, hadrontherapy centres had been established in several places around the world. CERN embarked on a study to design an accelerator optimised to deliver a steady dose of particles, protons or heavier ions, as the medical therapy requires. Baptised the Proton-Ion Medical Machine Study, PIMMS, this has gone on to form the basis of dedicated centres being established in Italy, and soon in Austria. Read more >>

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ctanguy, 2014-02-20 00:00:00
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