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September 2018: The third phase (and also the final stage) of the research project was completed; according to the results obtained from the specific activities of the third stage, we can state that the TERMOCAN prototype was designed, realized and proved to be functional after testing in a test environment close to the real one (TRL 6).
The project “Thermal sensing bra used for breast cancer detection and locating” is a collaborative project, a project with outstanding results obtained by the project partners, ICPE, University Politehnica of Bucureşti and “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy from Cluj-Napoca.
Through its elite research team, ICPE has successfully achieved using modern technologies such as 3D scanning and printing, the prototypes of thermal sensing bras used for early warning of the breast cancer, for personal use, and the medical device for detecting and locating the position of a possible cancerous nodule.
Also remarkable is the success achieved by the research team from University Politehnica of Bucureşti, which has developed the software for the detection and localization of cancerous nodules.
Last but not least, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Haţieganu” from Cluj-Napoca has made a remarkable contribution by valorising decades of experience in the field of medical imaging and oncology without which the results of this project would not have materialized.
The main objectives of the project have been entirely fulfilled, and the following results were achieved:

The thermal sensing bra prototype equipped with temperature sensors
The thermal sensing medical couche prototype equipped with temperature sensors
Electronic data acquisition and data processing equipment
Data acquisition software
Tumour detection software
Tumour localization software
The measurement data sheet as a result of testing of functional prototypes
User manual for each of the two functional prototypes
Dissemination of results through scientific communications and articles

Between 1-3 november 2018 at the international conference “International Symposium on Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering” which will take place in Bucureşti, România, will be presented the article entitled “Testing of two thermographic devices with two types of temperature sensors for detecting and locating of incipient breast tumours”, with George Marian Vasilescu, Ion Bârsan, Gabriel Kacso, Gabriel Valeriu Râşnoveanu, Mihai Eugen Marin, Mihaiţă Gabriel Neacşu, Mihai Maricaru, Lucian Nicolae Demeter as authors.

In the 4/2018 issue of the quarterly magazine “Revue Roumaine Des Sciences Techniques, Série Électrotechnique et Énergétique”, the article entitled “Two devices equipped with temperature sensors used to detect and locate the incipient breast tumours” will be published, with George Marian Vasilescu, Ion Bârsan, Gabriel Kacso, Mihai Eugen Marin Mihai Maricaru, Lucian Nicolae Demeter as authors.

Between 17-19 may 2018, at the 2nd edition of the National Conference of the Faculty of Medicine at Titu Maiorescu University in Bucureşti, “Innovative Transdisciplinary Approaches to Modern Medicine”, it was presented the paper entitled “Can thermography be an adjuvant in cancer screening?”, with George Marian Vasilescu, Gabriel Kacso, D. Cochior, Ioan Florea Hănţilă, Mihai Maricaru and Ion Bârsan as authors.

Between 11-12 may 2018 at the international conference entitled “Ruhr Talks” held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, it was presented the paper entitled “THERMO-BRA: a potential screening and therapy tool for breast cancer”, with George Marian Vasilescu, Gabriel Kacso, Ioan Florea Hănţilă, Mihai Maricaru, Lucian Demeter, Mihai Marin and Ion Bârsan as authors.

December 2017: Stage II of the project was finalized; according to the results obtained from the phase II activities obtained by the three partners, we can state the following: The TERMOCAN laboratory model was designed, manufactured and tested from the point of view of its functionality but especially from the point of view of its precision (the accuracy of the measurements obtained corresponds to the imposed requirements). The objectives of stage II are fully met and the stage III of the project can begin: Design, manufacture and testing of prototype model.

Between 19-21 October 2017 at Grand Hotel Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, România, a scientific paper was published and presented at the conference: “The 27th Annual Congress of the Romanian Society for Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology” together with “The 4th National Congress of the Romanian Cancer Societies Federation”; authors of the scientific paper: G. Kacso, G.M. Vasilescu, M. Maricaru, I.F. Hănţila, M.E. Marin and the paper is titled “Medical thermography, an auxiliary procedure for breast cancer detection”.

Between 5-6 October 2017, within the EV2017 scientific event held at Icpe – 313 Splaiul Unirii, Bucharest, PhD.eng. Mihăiță Neacşu and PhD.eng. Paula Angheliță presented the stage of the TERMOCAN project and disseminated the obtained results.

G.M. Vasilescu, G. Kacso, D. Cochior, I.F. Hănţilă, M. Maricaru, “Termografia de contact, o alternativă interesantă în detecția și localizarea timpurie a cancerului de sân” at Conferința Națională a Facultății de Medicină Universitatea Titu Maiorescu din București Ediția I-a, 27-28 Aprilie 2017, București, “Abordări Inovative Transdisciplinare în Medicina Modernă”, Universitatea Titu Maiorescu din București, 28-Apr-2017.

George Marian Vasilescu, Victor Cauni, Gabriel Kacso, Marilena Stănculescu, Mihai Eugen Marin, Mihai Maricaru, Ioan Florea Hănţilă, “Issues on early cancer detection using thermographic methods” at 2017 10th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE), 23-25 March 2017, Bucharest, pp. 283-286, DOI: 10.1109/ATEE.2017.7905121, ISI Thomson Reuters indexed paper, INSPEC (Accession Number: 16836082), IEEE Xplore.

At the Palace of the Parliament, within the framework of the scientific events Salonul Cercetării Românești “Conceput în România”-2017 (25-27 October 2017) and Forumul Inovării X-th edition (26-27 October 2017) PhD.eng. Paula Angheliţă presented the stage of the TERMOCAN project and disseminated the obtained results.

December 2016: Stage I of the project was finalized, during which the thermal sensing bra parameters were defined. The objectives of stage I are fully met and the stage II of the project can begin: Design, manufacture and testing of laboratory model.

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