Electromagnetic probe for optimized complete tumor resection

Cancer is a worldwide leading cause of death, being brain in the top 10 of cancer mortality, in the group of highest per-patient initial cost, and in the list of devastating prognosis and least available solutions. Tumor degree of resection fully correlates with life expectation, but using only surgeon´s hability, complete resection rates may be as low as 18%. Electromagnetic properties of human tissues presents a defined behavior that may be used for tumor detection, enabling intraoperative tumor resection monitoring. Such probe will require millimeter wave range on-chip micromachined features for signal transmission, routing, and processing, and on-tip GFET detectors, to mitigate calibration and noise issues. This project will use electromagnetics theory, microfabrication techniques, and graphene transistor technology to develop a probe for intraoperative tumor resection monitoring, featuring a multimodal image fusion, to guide surgeons to reduce the residual tumor sizes.