1. Apparatus for detection and characterization of one or more medical pathologies within an object under study, comprising: (a) a radiation source adapted to emit radiation within a predetermined frequency range or at a predetermined frequency onto a volume within such object, said radiation source being disposed so as to be capable of radiating such object; (b) a plurality of radiation detectors being disposed relative to such object to receive radiation scattered by said volume, said plurality of detectors being capable of providing data corresponding to the radiation received; (c) means for controlling said radiation source and said plurality of radiation detectors to emit and receive radiation; and (d) a device coupled to said plurality of radiation detectors and configured to construct a multidimensional field rendering of said volume using the data provided by said plurality of detectors, and to detect and characterize such one or more medical pathologies within said volume.