Featured on: statesman.com
Publication date: Feb 4, 2009
Publication date: Feb 4, 2009
A new scanning device being developed at the University of Texas may one day be used to detect skin cancer without the need for a biopsy. The device is the size of a pen and is used to shine light into the skin. Cancerous moles absorb light differently than nonconcerous moles, so a computer attached to the device measures the light's intensity to detect cancer.
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