European Partnership Pursues Pocket-Sized Lasers
Public and private organizations across Europe are joining forces to develop the next generation of biomedical lasers. The team’s goal is to expand laser use in the fields of medicine and research by making high-performance lasers smaller and less expensive.
The University of Dundee will lead the four-year project which is being funded by a 10.1M EUR grant from the European Commission. Other partners include the University of Sheffield, The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, M-Squared Lasers Ltd, Alcatel Thales, and Phillips. The group expects to devote nearly 100 man years of research to improve the efficiency of lasers used in cancer treatment, imaging, and research, as well as other applications. As one Dundee professor said,
“This project will revolutionise the use of lasers in the biomedical field, providing both practitioners and researchers with pocket sized ultra high performance lasers at a substantially lower cost which will make their widespread use affordable.”
Dr Edik Rafailov
Division of Electronic Engineering and Physics, University of Dundee (UK)
If you’re a patient in the US who’d like to learn more about how laser technology is used to treat cancer, you can read Lasers in Cancer Treatment from the American Cancer Society.
Source: University of Dundee
Related Links: BBC News
Technorati Tags: microscopy; nanoscience; nanotechnology; oncology; photonics; radiology
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