Open AccessExecutive Summary-Final Technical Report
Author(s) -
R. Rox Anderson
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/823826
Subject(s) - executive summary , medical education , medical research , medicine , operations research , engineering , business , pathology , finance
The primary goal since inception of this DOE grant award in 1991 to Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, has been to support competitive research fellowships aimed at solving important medical problems, contributing significant new knowledge and/or technology. This approach was taken according to the original intent of the DOE program, to foster excellent centers for research and development of lasers and optics in medicine. Laser photomedicine broadly encompasses optical therapy and optical diagnostics, within any organ system. The research supported clearly reflects this breadth and depth