Title :
Terahertz biomedical applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Various medical applications using terahertz technology are presented. Examples include the dynamic imaging of skin drug absorption, the diagnostic imaging of cancers such as brain tumors and oral melanoma, and the analysis of blood substances. Measurement depth enhancement techniques for terahertz imaging are also discussed.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical imaging; blood; brain; cancer; drugs; skin; terahertz wave imaging; tumours; blood substance analysis; brain tumors; cancers; dynamic imaging; measurement depth enhancement techniques; oral melanoma; skin drug absorption; terahertz biomedical applications; terahertz imaging; terahertz technology; Biomedical measurement; Cancer; Drugs; Imaging; Malignant tumors; Nanoparticles;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929457
