"Healthy" blood (left), Cancerous blood (right)
Alfred Benjamin
In the 1970s, Alfred Benjamin – former Director of Medical Photography at the Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital (and my cousin) – developed a groundbreaking cancer-detection method. By applying a small amount of electricity to a drop of blood which sits upon a surface of liquid crystals developed for NASA’s space program, Alfred photographed the resulting color patterns. In nearly all test cases, cancer-free blood would have a symmetrical pattern, while cancerous blood would produce a ragged, distorted pattern.
Alfred (now 95-years-old) and I are attempting to preserve and renew interest in his findings. We believe that, combined with advances in computing and digital imaging, his research may still yield insights into cancer detection and other fields.
References:
- “Photography and Electrosensitive Crystal Team in Cancer Study” - by Martha H. Tulloch, Associate Editor, Photonics Spectra, Aug 1994
- “Kirlian photography with the use of ‘voltage-sensitive’ liquid crystals’ – a new technique” - by Alfred Benjamin, A.R.P.S, RBP, and Gerald Sugarman, M.D., The Rangefinder, Apr 1976
- “Photography and Electrosensitive Crystal Team in Cancer Study” - by Alfred Benjamin RBP, FBPA, ARPS, Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA; Journal of Biological Photography, V 51, #3, July 1983
- “Kirlian photography with the use of ‘voltage-sensitive’ liquid crystals’ – a new technique” - by Alfred Benjamin, A.R.P.S, RBP, and Gerald Sugarman, M.D., Proceedings of the Int’l Scientific Conference, Federal Technical University Int’l Union of Scientific and Applied Bioelectrograph “Kirlionics Technologies International” ”Kirlionics White Nights 1998″ June 18-22, 1998
Media:
- Photo examples of liquid crystal being activated when electricity is applied to a drop of blood
- Leonard Nimoy’s “In Search of” (Season 6, Episode 17):
Books by Alfred Benjamin:
