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Cancer-fighting laser born at university space institute

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Ashley N. Rice, [email protected]

A new technique harnesses the power of femtosecond lasers to seek, acutely map and noninvasively destroy cancerous tumors, and it could especially benefit brain cancer patients. Developed by scientists at the Center for Laser Applications at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, the laser focuses on a specific region to find and destroy tumors. “Using ultrashort light pulses gives us the ability to focus in a well-confined region and the ability for intense radiation,” said Christian Parigger, an associate professor of physics. “This allows us to come in...Read full article

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    Published: October 2012
    Glossary
    irradiation
    Application of radiation to an object.
    photodynamic therapy
    A medical technology that uses lasers or other light sources in combination with photosensitizing drugs to treat cancerous tumors.
    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
    AmericasBiophotonicsBioScanbrain cancercancer detectioncancer mappingcancerous tumorscarcinogenic tissueCenter for Laser ApplicationsChristian Pariggerfemtosecond lasersirradiationNewsnoninvasive cancer detectionphotodynamic therapyphotonicsTennesseetumor irradiationtumor mappingUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee Research FoundationUniversity of Tennessee Space InstituteLasers

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