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- This tiny device can scan for skin cancer at a fraction of the current cost Fri, 10 Nov 17, 3:02amsKan is an inexpensive device that can detect skin cancer at its early stages. The device creates heat maps to identify abnormalities in the skin often associated with melanoma, treatment for which has a higher success rate...
- Stanford engineers develop a Star Trek-style tricorder to detect early stage cancer Wed, 11 Nov 15, 2:36amScience fiction television shows, like Star Trek, made popular the concept of the tricorder—a handheld device that could scan a person, object, or atmosphere and report on its health or makeup...
- New Terahertz “Invisibility Cloak” Imaging Offers an Alternative to Harmful X-Ray Body Scans Wed, 7 Sep 11, 5:42amScientists at Northwestern University have tapped the terahertz frequency range and opened the door to harm-free radiation imaging technology and early-detection cancer screening devices...
- Dime-Sized Cancer Detector Also Recognizes HIV Wed, 30 Mar 11, 1:15amWorking on top of technology that was developed four years ago at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, researchers have developed a dime-sized instrument that is able to detect cancer and HIV in patients...