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Biomedical Optics: Bringing Bright Ideas into Clinical Use
Optical scientists are developing new technologies for cancer detection, microbe analysis and other medical marvels. But how do these advances make their way to the physician’s office?
Illustration of cancer cells. [K. Kon / Science Photo Library]
Medical biophotonics could be the premier interdisciplinary field of the current century. From optical coherence tomography, which has yielded unprecedented 3D views of eyes and arteries, to multimodal nonlinear imaging techniques, the field is poised for continual advancement.
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