Raman Spectroscopy
Reducing the risk of morbidity in tumour patients.
This project is developing an exciting new technique that has the potential to revolutionise bone cancer surgery by providing the ability to differentiate between healthy and cancerous tissue in real-time. The accurate identification of cancerous tissue is a key aspect of the surgical procedure in order to achieve complete clearance of cancerous tissue while preserving the maximum amount of healthy tissue and therefore reducing unnecessary morbidity for the patient. This technique would allow the use of intra-operative probes to guide and aid the surgeon in achieving a safe oncological procedure while maintaining maximal function outcomes for the patient.
A section of the femur bone removed at surgery. The green arrow shows suspected healthy tissue and the red arrow suspected cancerous region.