diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 011ad3d..61bfd21 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,24 @@ foreach(_script ${EXAMPLEMEDTECH_SCRIPTS})
     )
 endforeach()
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# You need to tell CMake where to find the ROOT installation. This can be done in a number of ways:
+#   - ROOT built with classic configure/make use the provided $ROOTSYS/etc/cmake/FindROOT.cmake
+#   - ROOT built with CMake. Add in CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH the installation prefix for ROOT
+list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH $ENV{ROOTSYS})
+
+#---Locate the ROOT package and defines a number of variables (e.g. ROOT_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+find_package(ROOT REQUIRED COMPONENTS RIO)
+
+#---Define useful ROOT functions and macros (e.g. ROOT_GENERATE_DICTIONARY)
+include(${ROOT_USE_FILE})
+
+include_directories(${ROOT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+set(ROOT_LIBRARIES -L${ROOT_LIBRARY_DIR} -lCore -lRIO -lNet -lHist -lGraf -lGraf3d -lGpad -lTree -lRint -lMatrix -lPhysics -lMathCore -lThread -pthread -lm -ldl -rdynamic)
+
+target_link_libraries(medtech ${ROOT_LIBRARIES})
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # For internal Geant4 use - but has no effect if you build this
 # example standalone