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Shedding laser light on the subject

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Rapid advances in the science of spectroscopy are leading to new methods for the diagnostic imaging of human disease.

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  2. George R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139-4307, USA

    Ramachandra R. Dasari & Michael S. Feld

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