CERN | CERN, CHUV and THERYQ join forces for a world first in cancer radiotherapy @CERN | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 22 hours ago.
CERN, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and THERYQ (ALCEN Group) have signed an agreement for the world-first development of a revolutionary FLASH radiotherapy device that will use very high energy electron (VHEE) radiation to treat cancers resistant to conventional treatments. The device, based on CERN technology, will be installed at CHUV.
The device will use very high-energy electron beams of 100 to 200 MeV, allowing all types of cancers up to a depth of 20 cm to be treated using the FLASH technique. Its compactness allows it to be used in a hospital setting. Besides the health benefits to patients, it also has the potential to decrease the cost of treatment. It is expected to be operational within two years, with the first clinical trials planned for 2025.
https://kt.cern/FLASH-Media-Kit-2022
CERN, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and THERYQ (ALCEN Group) have signed an agreement for the world-first development of a revolutionary FLASH radiotherapy device that will use very high energy electron (VHEE) radiation to treat cancers resistant to conventional treatments. The device, based on CERN technology, will be installed at CHUV.
The device will use very high-energy electron beams of 100 to 200 MeV, allowing all types of cancers up to a depth of 20 cm to be treated using the FLASH technique. Its compactness allows it to be used in a hospital setting. Besides the health benefits to patients, it also has the potential to decrease the cost of treatment. It is expected to be operational within two years, with the first clinical trials planned for 2025.
https://kt.cern/FLASH-Media-Kit-2022
