Fibre optic sensor could help treat inoperable brain tumours / Il sensore a fibra ottica potrebbe aiutare a trattare tumori cerebrali inoperabili
Fibre optic sensor could help treat inoperable brain tumours / Il sensore a fibra ottica potrebbe aiutare a trattare tumori cerebrali inoperabili Segnalato dal Dott. Giuseppe Cotellessa / Reported by Dr. Giuseppe Cotellessa UOW’s Dr Enbang Li led the research Researchers at Australia’s University of Wollongong (UOW) have developed a tiny fibre optic sensor that they claim could help speed the roll-out of an advanced new technique for treating inoperable brain tumours. Just 50 microns in diameter, the sensor has been hailed by the group as a major step forward in the use of an emerging technique known as Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT), which promises highly accurate treatment of cancers. MRT – which uses parallel beams of x-rays, each smaller in diameter than a human hair – is thought to hold particular promise for the treatment of brain tumours, where the risk of damaging surrounding tissues often mitigates against the use of existing radiotherapy treatments.