Lamps 'used for cancer surgery'

Cancer sufferers in the developing world could soon have Western standards of surgery at a fraction of the cost, scientists in Israel have said.
A technique using an off-the-shelf lamp and fibre optics is being developed as an alternative to expensive laser surgery, New Scientist reports.

Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Beersheva say the method could be used for operating on malignant tumours.

A UK expert said the technique could have some uses in the developing world.

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Abstract:
We report the first realization of interstitial surgery by ultrabright lamp light, on the kidneys and livers of live animals. A high-flux optic concentrates lamp emissions into an optical fiber for power delivery inside the body. The trials reveal surgical efficacy comparable to corresponding laser fiber optic treatments, as well as pronounced delayed tissue death.