17.04.2025
Update on SIIL Research Activities
Since the beginning of 2025, SIIL has been actively engaged in the development of an original research program, extending its capabilities beyond that of an educational institute to become a full-scale research institute.
One aspect of this research program is to involve SIIL students in the research activities of world-leading institutes and universities, such as CERN, PSI, EPFL, ETH, and others, both in Switzerland and internationally. Another direction focuses on the active participation of SIIL staff in research and development activities, both for in-house projects and in the context of providing consulting services to external companies and institutions.
In 2025, SIIL is taking an active role in the development of future affordable medical accelerators for irradiation therapy, exploring the potential of the FLASH effect. The latter has the potential to revolutionize the field of radiotherapy by enabling effective cancer treatment through affordable technologies, thus making such facilities widely accessible around the world.
SIIL Research Director, @Dr. Alexander Malyzhenkov, a beam dynamics expert in linear electron accelerators, is leading the design studies in collaboration with our international partners. Several cutting-edge medical machines are expected to be constructed in Switzerland and France in the near future, enabling ultra-high dose rate performance using VHEE (Very High Energy Electron) beams.
In addition to SIIL’s involvement in current research initiatives, the institute is preparing to broaden its educational scope with the upcoming launch of a novel physics program—details to be announced soon. A key focus of this academic initiative will be the training of the next generation of accelerator physicists, technicians, and operators, addressing the growing global demand for skilled professionals to support the increasing number of medical facilities powered by particle accelerators.
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