Translational research in biophotonics : four National Cancer Institute case studies /

Translational research transforms scientific discoveries arising from laboratory, clinical, or population studies into clinical applications to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Optical imaging in medicine is a rapidly growing field, showing promise for delivering new low-cost, poin...

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Other Authors: Nordstrom, Robert J. (Robert James), 1947- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bellingham, Washington (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA) : SPIE, 2014.
Series:SPIE Digital Library.
SPIE monograph ; PM246.
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Summary:Translational research transforms scientific discoveries arising from laboratory, clinical, or population studies into clinical applications to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Optical imaging in medicine is a rapidly growing field, showing promise for delivering new low-cost, point-of-care capabilities with dramatic increases in measurement sensitivity. Unfortunately, despite all of the promises offered by optical imaging, few concepts are making it through the translational pipeline from laboratory demonstration to commercialization for clinical use.
Item Description:"SPIE Digital Library."--Website.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 328 pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print version.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781628410709
DOI:10.1117/3.1002515
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