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MIT technology used to shrink tumor

posted April 5, 2006 at 11:00 am

Dr. Raphael Bueno, left, and team use a new MIT technology to shrink a patient's lung tumor by more than 90 percent during laser surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Photo / Yoel Fink

Medical lasers are like science fiction heat rays that can vaporize tumors. The problem has been getting the lasers to where they are needed inside the body while protecting healthy tissue. « more »

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MIT technology used to shrink tumor

Professor Yoel Fink

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