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Bioelectromagnetic scientist Negar Tavassolian, at the Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ), has used a new method to image tumors deep in skin.  “Skin is composed of three primary layers, namely the epidermis, the dermis, and the hypodermis. Tavassolian’s imaging system uses waves of between 30 and 300 GHz frequencies, which can penetrate to skin depths of up to 1.3 millimeters. This enables dermatologists to “see” what’s happening in the deeper layers of skin, looking for characteristic telltale changes associated with cancerous lesions.”     MORE

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