28 June 2013
Light, together with artificial intelligence systems that deliver fast, accurate analysis, has the potential to reshape the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Dr Bayden Wood from Monash University School of Chemistry is focusing on new ways to detect and analyse malaria, heart disease and cancer by detecting molecular vibrations.
“It’s all based on using light as a diagnostic tool in medicine,” Bayden said. “We’re combining cutting-edge technology and very high-powered computing systems. The diagnosis ultimately is made by a machine, so it’s non-subjective.”