Treating Breast Cancer With Adapted Space-Industry Technology
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage often experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. The study is examining the utility of three-dimensional thermal tomography in radiation oncology.
Posted by SkinDoc on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at 6:20 pm. Filed under Skin Care News. Tagged Argonne National Laboratory, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Patients, Cancer Radiation, Industry Technology, Nasa, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Radiation Therapy, Rush University, Space Industry, Space Shuttle, Space Technology, Technology Researchers, Tissue Damage, Tomography, University Medical Center.
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