Researchers at the Institute of Microstructure Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences devised an innovative technique for the early detection of maladies, including oncological ones. They developed a specialized spectrometer for assessing substances emitted when heating biological tissues and fluids. This apparatus enables the detection of minute concentrations of metabolites, which traditional methods cannot reveal.
The procedure ensures great accuracy in distinguishing between benign and malignant growths, as well as in monitoring alterations in metabolic processes during treatment. This is crucially important for gauging therapy efficacy and spotting adverse reactions.
The work commenced with examining exhaled air and was subsequently broadened to analyzing the byproducts of biological tissue thermal decomposition. The advantage of this approach lies in the high precision of substance identification owing to the unique spectral features of their absorption.
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