OXI-SMART Novel and Smart Optical Catheters for the Early Assessment of Hypoxic Tumours in Clinical Oncology is led by Professor Elfed Lewis of UL’s Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, with Professor Kevin Prise of QUB.

“Advances in medical imaging have enabled direct visualisation of tumours within the prostate gland. Therefore, a method that can directly detect the oxygen concentration within the body of a tumour would provide a major scientific advance that may enable real time adaptation of radiation dose to optimise treatment.

“The proposed optical fibre sensor relies on optical detection of the blood oxygenation level in the immediate vicinity of the tumour. The technology of the proposed project provides a unique and highly novel solution to the problem of monitoring and verifying tumour hypoxia levels.”

- Professor Elfed Lewis

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