The technologies and scientific advances behind high-energy physics - through developments in accelerators, detectors and computing - have historically contributed to the field of medical and biomedical technologies.
Our Activities in Medical and Biomedical Technologies
Recent News items related to our Medtech activities
CERN know-how and technologies with potential or existing medical and biomedical applications
The ActiWiz software aims to hide the complexity of chemical composition of materials (activation of material) by reducing the problem to the definition of a few input parameters via a graphical user interface.
ActiWiz
C2MON is a modular Java framework for fast building, highly available, large-scale industrial monitoring and control solutions.
CERN Control and Monitoring Framewo...
Extremely fast and low noise photon and electron counting possibilities, providing significant advances in photon sciences and electron spectroscopy.
Fast front-end readout electronics ...
Competences
Years of experience in storing and managing vast amounts of data, data analysis and use of Monte Carlo simulation tools, previously applied to medical applications.
Computing for Medical Applications ...
CERN’s unique knowhow and experience derived from years of experience in radiation protection.
Dosimetry
Expertise and unique competencies in particle accelerators, detectors and computing. Significant experience in transferring know-how to medical applications.
General Medical Applications
Success stories of CERN-related medical and biomedical applications
During 2016, the construction of the 750 MHz Radio-Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) was successfully completed.
CERN patented Gas Electron Multiplier updated for use in hadron therapy and radiotherapy.
A new Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor, originally developed to upgrade the ALICE inner tracking system during the second long shutdown of LHC, is on its way to Bergen University for a very different application – Proton Computed Tomography (Proton CT).
Recent Press coverage of CERN medtech activities