Optics and photonics technologies hold tremendous promise for non-invasive medical diagnosis. By enabling clinicians to analyse biological tissue without biopsy or the use of ionising radiation, they provide a safer and non-invasive approach to diagnostics.
Optical techniques can provide exceptional spatial and temporal resolution, as well as sensitivity to subtle biochemical and structural changes that allow for early diagnosis. They are safe and cost-effective, and many devices are portable enough to be used at the bedside or even in low-resource settings.
Modern photonics also provides tools for new and improved treatments, including image-guided interventions and specialised lasers and delivery fibres for energy delivery.
This workshop will bring clinicians together with researchers working on the next generation of optical imaging and sensing tools, with the aim of identifying new high-impact applications and steering development of technology towards successful translation to healthcare applications in the UK and worldwide.
In addition to a programme of talks and a networking session, there will be an opportunity to visit the Applied Optics Group labs and see examples of technology in action.
Applied Optics Group Speakers
Prof Adrian Podoleanu - Overview of biomedical optics and modern photonics: 30 years of contributions at Kent
Dr Michael Hughes - Imaging through fibres: endoscopic and miniaturised imaging for minimally-invasive diagnosis
Dr Adrian Bradu - Synergistic optical biopsy: fusing structural Optical Coherence Tomography with Functional Optoacoustic
Dr Manuel Marques - Biomedical optics for robotic surgery
