Instrumental in the development of a new Biomedical Engineering degree at the University of Waterloo, Professor Alexander Wong in Department of Systems Design Engineering holds the new Canada Research Chair in Medical Imaging Systems. He will develop medical imaging systems that will improve the understanding and early diagnosis of cancer, making it easier to use minimally invasive therapies for treatment and improving recovery times and reducing discomfort for patients.
John
Yeow
of
systems
design
engineering
is
the
renewed
Canada
Research
Chair
in
Micro
and
Nano
Devices.
He
continues
to
develop
miniature
John
Yeow
devices
and
highly
selective
sensors
that
will
help
create
new
medical
instruments
for
diagnosing
and
treating
disease,
including
a
miniaturized
catheter
device
for
in
vivo,
or
internal,
body
imaging.
The
device
allows
physicians
to
examine
small
and
previously
unseen
human
cavities,
and
assist
in
the
early
detection
of
cancer.
Yeow
is
also
developing
miniature
radiation
instruments
and
sensors
for
cancer
treatment
that
will
allow
for
a
more
focused,
less
invasive
delivery
of
radiation
treatment,
as
well
as
real-time
measurement
of
the
delivered
dose
during
radiation
therapy