Proton therapy is an advanced radiation treatment that precisely targets tumors with a goal of limiting harm to healthy tissue. It may help reduce short- and long-term side effects, lower the risk of ...

Scientists at CERN have observed an unexpected phenomenon within the world’s largest particle accelerator that suggests that ...

In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Magic numbers" in nuclear physics identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

The CMS and ATLAS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have observed an unforeseen feature in the behaviour of top ...

While radiation treatments designed to kill cancer cells have come a long way, scientists and doctors are always exploring ...

Novel technological solutions for the design of positron emission tomography (PET) systems to be used in the in-beam beam-on monitoring of proton tracks within biological tissues represent the ...