Category: 2024
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CERN detector could help to improve head tumour radiotherapy
Scientists are testing a new device to help target cancer cells more accurately in ion radiotherapy of head and neck tumours, which could help limit the treatment’s side effects. It includes Timepix3, a small particle detector developed at CERN Particle detectors like the ones used by physicists at CERN can have wide applications beyond fundamental…
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Science Gateway welcomes its 100 000th visitor
Since opening in October, the centre has welcomed an average of 1000 visitors per day On Tuesday, 6 February, CERN Science Gateway welcomed its 100 000th visitor. Bavo Lens and Nicky Morren came from Hasselt to Geneva on a city break and said “visiting CERN is a must”. “For me, as an engineer, it was…
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BioDynaMo: cutting-edge software helps battle
A novel mathematical model developed as part of the BioDynaMo project, born from CERN openlab, mimics vascular tumour growth in breast cancer and its response to treatment Choosing the right cancer treatment is a massive undertaking involving multiple stages, high experimental complexity and significant costs. Currently, two main methods are used to find the best…