How can CERN improve healthcare?

The technologies and scientific advances behind high-energy physics - through developments in accelerators, detectors and computing - have historically contributed to healthcare.

CERN contributes to medical innovation through its cutting-edge technologies, competences and know-how: these are being used in areas related to medical diagnostics and imaging, therapy, dosimetry, as well as digital technologies for health applications.

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CERN’s Next Ion Medical Machine Study and new European projects are building on existing hadron-therapy research to treat cancer
Learn more about FLASH, an innovative electron radiotherapy technology
From physics simulation tools to biomedical applications
This unique facility produces unconventional radioisotopes with the right properties to enhance the precision of both patient imaging and treatment
A family of pixel detector read-out chips for particle imaging and detection developed by the Medipix Collaborations with multiple medical applications
Discover the CERN-wide organisational framework for healthcare.
from fundamental research to our everyday lives

Healthcare related news 

Accelerating stroke prevention

The same AI algorithms used to diagnose anomalies in CERN’s accelerator chain have the potential to detect brain pathologies such as strokes

14 September, 2023

MARS Bioimaging partners with the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)

[News from our partners] The partnership will assess particular aspects of the MARS 5x120 Extremity scanner.

15 June, 2023

Terapet SA secures over CHF 2,3 million to bring its first product to market and to accelerate development of new nuclear imaging products

This funding supports the commercialization of Terapet’s first product, Qualγscan and the development of new nuclear imaging products.

17 February, 2023

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