Field of Expertise: Dosimetry
CERN Technologies
The GEMPix detector is a device able to detect all types of radiation with a high spatial resolution.
GEMPix
Silicon Photo-Multipliers with Strip Geometry for Enhanced Timing Resolution
Strip SiPM
Timepix3 is a general-purpose integrated circuit suitable for readout of both semiconductor detectors and gas-filled detectors.
Timepix3
Funded Projects
Success Stories
CERN patented Gas Electron Multiplier updated for use in hadron therapy and radiotherapy.
CERN's TimePix3 chip will be used on third license by ASI for devices in X-ray imaging, electron microscopy to particle track reconstruction.
BAQ, a startup using CERN technologies, tackles radon in buildings.
Originally developed for use in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments, the Medipix technologies have made the journey from CERN to applications across a wide range of sectors - an outstanding example of how technology developed at CERN can create societal impact.