The European physics laboratory CERN is planning to build a mega collider by 2070. Critics say the plan could lead to ruin ...

This is a new concept for linear accelerators that could drastically reduce electricity consumption compared with machines of similar power. “There is no reason in the world to build a circular ...

“A linear accelerator is a radiation treatment machine where we use high energy x-rays and electrons to treat both cancer and benign conditions,” Dr. Iheagwara said. Among the cancers the new ...

A regional hospital has acquired a new machine that allows doctors enhanced ability to fight tumors in their patients. A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday at Portneuf Cancer Center to unveil its new and ...

IMRT uses a linear accelerator, a computer-controlled machine that’s about the size of a small car. It sends high-energy radiation or X-rays to cancers. IMRT doesn’t hurt. You shouldn’t feel ...

A new machine at Windsor Regional Hospital could help deliver 26,000 more cancer treatments a year. Unveiled Monday, the hospital's new linear accelerator is a new, state-of-the-art machine ...

The Heptner Cancer Center will be getting an upgrade to its radiation oncology services with the replacement of its current ...

One downside of the linear accelerator (linac) is that the length of the drift tubes has to be increased as the velocity increases making the machine rather large and difficult to construct for ...

They are used widely in the automotive and aerospace industries, for machine construction, and by medical product manufacturers. Linear accelerators (linacs) may vary in length, from a couple of ...

New Delhi: AIIMS, New Delhi, is set to install the country's first indigenously developed linear accelerator and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine for clinical evaluation by the end of this ...