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 technologiescompetencies 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 

Re-engineering radiotherapy

The Smart Technologies to Extend Lives with Linear Accelerators (STELLA) project aims to turn technology developed for particle physics into a novel radiotherapy system suited to the challenging environments of low- and middle-income countries

14 August, 2024

CERN publishes knowledge transfer highlights from 2023

CERN’s new digital report showcases concrete applications of CERN technologies and know-how, with diverse examples in the healthcare, environment, aerospace, digital and quantum fields.

20 March, 2024

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