Radar targets breast cancer.(microwave radiation)(Brief Article)

While it is well established that heat kills cancer cells, researchers have had trouble using it to treat cancer deep within the body without burning the skin. New research, carried out at the Lincoln Laboratory Air Defense Technology Division of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), avoids this problem. Using the same focused microwave technology developed for missile detection systems, scientists are advancing the possibility of targeting the tumor without overheating healthy tissue surrounding it. Focused microwave radiation, explains Dr. Alan Fenn, L