#DidYouKnow linear accelerators are at the very core of CERN's accelerator chain, as the main source for ion and proton beams? 🎁As a treat for the holidays, you can now build your very own linear particle accelerator model! Instructions: https://scoollab.web.cern.ch/linac3D | CERN

19K views · 270 shares | Linac 4 has taken over from the retired Linac 2 as the first accelerator in the LHC injection chain! It has reached its first milestone to inject particles at an energy of 160 MeV and will contribute to an #LHC luminosity increase by 2021. Read more: https://home.cern/news/press-release/cern/cern-celebrates-completion-linac-4-its-brand-new-linear-particle | CERN | Facebook

Killing cancer cells with a linear accelerator, or linac, involves extremely precise and movable high energy beams of X-rays or electrons. #IAEA #CancerCare4All #RaysOfHope #atoms #atomic #atomicenergy #sciencefacts #scienceisawesome #scienceworld #nuclear #scientists #instascience #technology #scienceisbeautiful #cancerfighter #cancercure #radiotherapy #cancerdiagnosis #medicaltreatment #cancerawareness #cancerresearch #radiation #medicalimaging #medtech #ctscan #radiography #radiologylife | In