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Particle Accelerators: Medical Applications

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  • Duration: 3 mins
  • Publication date: 27 Feb 2019

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Since 1962, Daresbury Laboratory has pushed the boundaries of modern science. Over 50 years on, it is internationally recognised for world leading scientific excellence in a diverse variety of fields, from nuclear physics to supercomputing.   Daresbury also contains a several kinds of particle accelerators, used for cutting-edge research across a wide range of disciplines.  One of the 21st century’s most exciting frontiers of science, accelerator science has secured a key spot in the fight against cancer, the search for cleaner, greener energy options and our understanding of the Universe.

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    Karen Kirkby

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    Ian Derby

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    Trevor Hartnett

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