As the name suggests, particle accelerators involve accelerating subatomic particles to incredibly high speeds and smashing ...

Whenever SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's linear accelerator is on, packs of around a billion electrons each travel together at nearly the speed of light through metal piping. These electron ...

bluefield – A new piece of medical equipment installed in a lead-lined vault is bringing new cancer treatment options to people across southern West Virginia and neighboring Southwest Virginia. WVU ...

Barbadians with cancer who have to travel overseas for radiation treatment should soon be able get it at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). The piece of equipment to facilitate this, a linear ...