• DocumentCode
    2241649
  • Title

    First laser-based determination of deuterated water vapor in human breath

  • Author

    Bartlome, Richard ; Sigrist, Markus W.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Quantum Electron., ETH Zurich, Zurich
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Following the ingestion of only 5 mL D2O, an infrared laser spectrometer determines the D/H isotope ratio increase in exhaled water vapor for the first time. No preliminary breath sample preparation is required.
  • Keywords
    biomedical measurement; deuterium compounds; infrared spectrometers; laser applications in medicine; pneumodynamics; D/H isotope ratio; D2O; deuterated water vapor; human breath; infrared laser spectrometer; laser-based water vapor determination; Biomedical optical imaging; Deuterium; Humans; Infrared sensors; Infrared spectra; Instruments; Isotopes; Laser stability; Optical sensors; Spectroscopy; (120.3890) Medical optics instrumentation; (170.1610) Clinical applications; (280.3420) Laser sensors; (300.6190) Spectrometers; (300.6340) Spectroscopy, infrared; (300.6360) Spectroscopy, laser;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571690
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2241649