Aimed at introducing high-school students to the benefits of particle physics for society and medical applications, the Particle Therapy MasterClass just opened registration for its 2023 edition.
A technology initiative launched at CERN to address the lack of radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries is preparing for its first linear-accelerator prototype, write Deepa Angal-Kalinin, Graeme Burt and Manjit Dosanjh
The Heavy Ion Masterclass (HITM) school that took place from the 17-21 of May 2021. This full-week course was the first event of the EU co-funded HITRIplus project (Heavy Ion Therapy Research Integration).
Tessa Charles describes the impressive progress being made by synchrotron X-ray facilities to solve the structure of SARS-CoV-2 — a first step towards the development of drugs and vaccines.