How disposable diapers can improve measurements of tumor growth

How disposable diapers can improve measurements of tumor growth

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- Catching cancer early can make all the difference for successful treatment. A common screening practice measures tumor growth with X-ray computed tomography (CT), which takes a series of cross-section images of the body.

Before they are used in clinics, researchers test multiple CT imaging techniques with standard objects called “phantoms,” designed to mimic real tumors. Phantoms allow researchers to simulate a typical cancer screening in the lab, and predict how accurately real tumors will be measured by a particular technique.

However, the complex shapes and fuzzy boundaries of real tumors have been difficult to capture in a tumor phantom, typically made of 3-D printed plastic. In pursuit of a better phantom for improved tumor measurements, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology …

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(2017-12-04), How disposable diapers can improve measurements of tumor growth, Journal of Engineering, 650, ISSN: 1945-872X, BUTTER® ID: 014798025