• DocumentCode
    1111639
  • Title

    Fluorescence spectra from cancerous and normal human breast and lung tissues

  • Author

    Alfano, R.R. ; Tang, G.C. ; Pradhan, Asima ; Lam, W. ; Choy, Daniel S J ; Opher, Elana

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Application Lab., Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Labsers, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    10/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1806
  • Lastpage
    1811
  • Abstract
    The fluorescence spectra have been measured from native chromophores in malignant and normal human breast and lung tissues. The spectra profiles were found to be different in both species. In addition, one normal breast tissue exhibited Raman spectra.
  • Keywords
    Cancer; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Laser biomedical applications; Raman spectroscopy; Respiratory systems; Breast neoplasms; Breast tissue; Cancer; Ducts; Fluorescence; Glass; Humans; Lungs; Spectroscopy; Surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1987.1073234
  • Filename
    1073234