March 06, 2011

Portable Breast Scanner Detects Cancer in Real-Time Without X-Ray Radiation

 
 

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via INHABITAT by Diane Pham on 2/28/11

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Each year breast cancer claims the lives of 465,000 women around the world — however this scourge can often be defeated if detected early. To aid in the fight against breast cancer Professor Zhipeng Wu of the University of Manchester has developed a portable breast scanner the size of a lunchbox that can detect and highlight cancer in real-time using much less radiation than x-rays.


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