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MIT implant measures tumor growth, treatment

12-04-2006 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

A tiny implant containing specially designed nanoparticles now being developed at MIT could one day help doctors rapidly monitor the growth of tumors and the progress of chemotherapy in cancer patients.

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