Tkaczyk, Tomasz S.2013-09-162013-09-162013-09-162013-09-162013-052013-09-16May 2013Kyrish, Matthew. "Optical biopsy systems using ultra-slim objectives for the diagnosis of breast cancer." (2013) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71981">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71981</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71981One in eight women in America will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives. Breast cancer is the second deadliest form of cancer for women in the United States. When a suspicious region of the breast is detected, the tissue is diagnosed by remoapplication/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Optical biopsyAchromatic objective designPrecision machiningLens fabricationFluorescence imagingOptical sectioningHistopathologyThesis2013-09-16123456789/ETD-2013-05-471