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Photon emission from normal and tumor human tissues

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Photon emission in the visible and near ultraviolet range by samples of human tissue removed during surgery has been measured by means of a low noise photomultiplier coupled to a data acquisition system. The results show that among the 25 analyzed samples the 9 from normal tissues had an emission rate of the order of some tens of photons/cm2 min, while most of the 16 tumor tissue samples had a very much higher rate.

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  1. Istituto di Fisica, and Istituto di I Clinica Chirurgica Generale, Universita' di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, I-95125, Catania, Italy

    F. Grasso, C. Grillo, F. Musumeci & A. Triglia

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Grasso, F., Grillo, C., Musumeci, F. et al. Photon emission from normal and tumor human tissues. Experientia 48, 10–13 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923595

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