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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2003
Gregory C. Mooradian, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven Saggese, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael D. Tocci, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Nora C. Tocci, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Gregory C. Mooradian, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven Saggese, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael D. Tocci, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Nora C. Tocci, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Science & Engineering Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
The present invention utilizes a series of optical and electronic elements to detect and image cancerous and/or pre-cancerous cells in living tissue. The invention further uses the images thus obtained to adaptively and dynamically shape a treatment light beam so as to maximize the beam's intensity in proportion to the areas with the most cancer or pre-cancer and to minimize the irradiation of normal tissue by the beam.