Open AccessAstronomical imaging aids fight against melanomas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2011.52304_13.x
Subject(s) - astronomy , remote sensing , geology , physics
An astronomer who works on instrumentation for the Keck Telescope is applying the same techniques to measure and assess malignant melanomas – partly as a result of the frequent skin cancer checks he himself undergoes.