Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) @CERN

Monday 8 Sept 2025, 13:45 → 16:45 Europe/Zurich

4/3-001 (CERN)

13:45 → 14:00 Arrival at CERN

14:00 → 14:30 Visit to SynchroCyclotron

The 600-MeV Synchrocyclotron (SC), which came into operation in 1957, was CERN’s first accelerator. It provided beams for CERN’s first experiments in particle and nuclear physics. In 1967, it began supplying beams for a dedicated radioactive-ion-beam facility called ISOLDE, which still carries out research ranging from pure nuclear physics to astrophysics and medical physics. In 1990 the SC closed down after 33 years of service.

Speaker: Alessandro Raimondo (CERN)

14:30 → 15:00 Introduction to CERN Knowledge Transfer to Medical Applications

The technologies and scientific advances behind high-energy physics - through developments in accelerators, detectors and computing - have historically contributed to healthcare.

CERN contributes to medical innovation through its cutting-edge technologies, competencies and know-how: these are being used in areas related to medical diagnostics and imaging, therapy, dosimetry, as well as digital technologies for health applications.

Speaker: Alessandro Raimondo (CERN)

Presentation

15:00 → 15:30 Introduction to UICC

UICC's mission is to unite and support the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to ensure that cancer control continues to be a priority in the world health and development agenda.

15:30 → 16:00 CERN Microelectronics for Cancer

Speaker: Rita Pinho (CERN)

UICC_RP.pdf

UICC_RP.pptx

16:00 → 16:15 Wrap-up and next steps

16:15 → 16:30 Departure from CERN