OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME CHEMOSENSITIVITY TESTING

摘要

Optical systems and methods for real-time chemosensitivity testing of an in-vivo tumor are described. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a probe (104) that can be inserted near a tumor. Radiation is incident on the tumor and the scattered photons from the tumor are detected by a photonic detector (107). The photonic detector (107) records a Raman spectrum which is compared to one or more Raman spectra in a database.