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SUMMARY:Development of Cancer Diagnostics using mid-Infrared Imaging inclu
 ding FEL-based SNOM - Michele Siggel-King (University of Liverpool)
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DESCRIPTION:This talk is an introduction to the pioneering work on cancer 
 research within the group of Prof. Peter Weightman (Department of Physics 
 University of Liverpool) and collaborators. The work is aimed at the devel
 opment of new ways to spot early signs of cancer and in understanding canc
 er growth and its interaction with drugs. A particular focus is given to c
 ancers\, such as in the lower oesophagus\, which are very difficult to det
 ect at an early stage in their development. The project brings together sc
 ientists with expertise in physics\, biology\, chemistry and accelerators\
 , and medical doctors. The infrared region of the spectrum is important be
 cause it is a fingerprint region\, which can be used to identify specific 
 molecules and cellular features\; within this work\, it is used as a probe
  to image cells and tissue including oesophageal\, oral\, breast\, prostat
 e and cervical cancers. A variety of sources of infrared radiation are uti
 lised\, including the high intensity infrared free-electron-laser (FEL) on
  the state-of-the-art particle accelerator at Daresbury Laboratory. Techni
 ques include SNOM\, AFM-IR and FTIR\, which are complementary and cover a 
 range of spatial resolutions. Image analysis routines are being developed 
 and refined within the groups.  <br><br><br><br>
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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