Abstract
Biomedical applications at high-energy particle accelerators have always been an important section of the applied nuclear physics research. Several new facilities are now under constructions or undergoing major upgrades. While the main goal of these facilities is often basic research in nuclear physics, they acknowledge the importance of including biomedical research programs and of interacting with other medical accelerator facilities providing patient treatments. To harmonize the programs, avoid duplications, and foster collaboration and synergism, the International Biophysics Collaboration is providing a platform to several accelerator centers with interest in biomedical research. In this paper, we summarize the programs of various facilities in the running, upgrade, or construction phase.
Highlights
Particle accelerators have provided an extensive contribution to research beyond particle and nuclear physics
Designed for research in nuclear physics and fundamental interactions, the focus of the research at the facility has, in relation with the establishment of a clinical proton therapy clinic at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), in recent years shifted toward the radiation physics and biology of particle therapy
Biomedical research programs at particle accelerators cover a vast range of topics such as particle therapy, radioisotope production for medicine, and radioprotection in space
Summary
Particle accelerators have provided an extensive contribution to research beyond particle and nuclear physics. Most of the accelerators centers have ambitious biomedical research programs that are innovative and potentially can lead to breakthrough discoveries thanks to the characteristics of the new facilities, generally with higher intensity and energy than current accelerators have [23]. While all these research programs are exciting, it is important to avoid duplications, exploit synergism, and foster collaborations and strong links between clinical accelerators and nuclear physics accelerators planning applied biomedical research. For these reasons, many facilities have joined the International Biophysics Collaboration [37] that had a first meeting in Darmstadt in May 2019 [38]. We present the biomedical research programs of several accelerator facilities that have joined the Biophysics Collaboration
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