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Shortwave IR Imaging Aids in Tumor Identification
LONDON, March 30, 2023 — A method combining highly detailed, real-time images within the body with shortwave infrared (SWIR) light has been used for the first time during surgery to differentiate cancerous tumors and healthy tissue. The technique, which was already...
Project to Use Quantum Imaging to Track the Pathology of Tumors
DARMSTADT, Germany, Feb.16, 2023 — A project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will investigate the viability of quantum optical imaging for tumor diagnostics. Nine project partners, including TU Darmstadt, will explore the issue in the €6.7 million...
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GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 13, 2023 — Glasgow, Scotland-based startup Dxcover has raised $11.9 million in series A and grant financing to support the development of its liquid biopsy technology platform for the detection of early-stage cancers, including brain and colorectal cancers....
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Microscope Slide Easily Detects Cancer Cells to Speed Diagnoses
CLAYTON, Australia, Oct. 18, 2021 — A microscope slide that is compatible with any optical microscope could hold implications for the future of cancer detection. The tool, called the NanoMslide, was developed by researchers at La Trobe University. Brian Abbey and Eugeniu Balaur, with...
Photonics-led Consortium Leverages $3B in Private Cancer Research for Early Detection Technologies in Support of National Cancer Moonshot
Jun 29, 2016 — WASHINGTON, June 29, 2016 — The National Photonics Initiative (NPI), an alliance of top scientific societies uniting industry and academia to raise awareness of photonics, today unveiled a white paper and cancer technology road map that...
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Cancer-killing Waves and the Politics of Research
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