Societal Impact

NIMMS

The Next Ion Medical Machine Study (NIMMS), a collaborative research organized by CERN, aims to develop the most effective ion therapy technologies. 

Eurosig

EuroSIG is a collaboration effort with several EU medical institutes, with the aim is to design an innovative superconducting ion gantry which can improve heavy ion cancer therapy.

FLASH RADIOTHERAPY

CERN, CHUV and THERYQ are currently co-developing a revolutionary FLASH radiotherapy device that will use very high-energy electrons (VHEE) to treat cancer, with greatly reduced side effects.

GaToroid

GaToroid is an innovative gantry design, that uses a toroidal magent design, bring more flexibility to proton, and heavy ion cancer therapy.

MEDICIS

By producing novel radioactive nuclei (radioisotopes), MEDICIS researches various radioisotopes, which could not only help diagnose cancers but can also deliver precise radiation.

STELLA

STELLA aims to bring radiotherapyto the developing world by designing a more robust, interchangable and cheaper machine, which can be used in inpoverished regions with poor infrastructure, little budget and a lack of skilled labour.

CLEAR

The CERN Linear Electron Accelerator for Research (CLEAR) is an electron test facility for accelerator R&D. In its medical application experiments, CLEAR studies dosimetry and the FLASHeffect.

MARCHESE

The MARCHESE project proposes to enhance healthcare by introducing a contactless and non-invasive approach to continuously monitor the patient’s overall health state using cameras, radars and laser sensors.

TRUSTroke

Using our Machine Learning Models and Federated Learning Platform, for training models on sensitive data, CERN aims to tackle many of medicine’s greatest challenges.