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Slideshow: Taking a Quick Swipe at Cancer

An Italian company is working on a cheap, non-invasive method to detect cancer. Rather than making patients sit through a trying MRI scan, doctors may be able to wave a microwave-enabled wand to detect tumors in less than five minutes. By Louise Knapp.
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With the TRIMprob, patients won't have to sit through a trying MRI scan; doctors may be able to wave a microwave-enabled wand to detect tumors in less than five minutes.Galileo Avionica

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The new device TRIMprob consists of a batterypowered baton and a specially designed computer being developed in Turin...

The new device, TRIMprob (Tissue Resonance InterferoMeter Probe), consists of a battery-powered baton and a specially designed computer being developed in Turin, Italy.

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