| Abstract |
Advances in Particle Physics have brought to great improvements in particle detection and data analysis. The huge investments in the studies of fundamental physics have therefore as important by-product the development of new techniques, devices and algorithms for modern medicine. In this seminar, advances in three fields will be covered: hadrontherapy(HT), nuclear medicine (NM), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). HT, the cure of cancer by means of ion-beams, is by itself a by-product of Particle Physics, but significant studies in the fields of nuclear physics and radiation detectors are currently ongoing to improve the estimate of the dose profile. NM makes use of several diagnostic tools among which radio-guided surgery, can profit from improved radiation detectors. Finally, the full exploitation of the NMR requires the use of the machine learning tools that are common to the data analysis of the contemporary large scale detectors. After an overview of these topics, the activity of the Applied Radiation Physics Group of Rome will be summarised.
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