Title :
In vitro field exposition of skin cells between 100 GHz and 2.52 THz
Author :
Kleine-Ostmann, T. ; Jastrow, C. ; Salhi, M. ; Schrader, T. ; Hintzsche, H. ; Stopper, H. ; Kärst, U. ; Heinen, B. ; Baaske, K. ; Koch, M.
Author_Institution :
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
Initiated by the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) field exposition experiments have been designed to examine genotoxic effects of THz radiation in vitro. Under defined environmental conditions, two different human skin cell types are exposed to continuous-wave radiation at six distinct frequencies between 100 GHz and 2.52 THz originating from different sources of THz radiation. The cell containers are irradiated with free space power densities between 0.1 mW/cm2 and 10 mW/cm2 measured traceable to the SI units.
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; biological effects of microwaves; cellular biophysics; skin; German Federal Office for Radiation Protection; THz radiation genotoxic effects; continuous wave radiation; frequency 1.63 THz; frequency 100 GHz; frequency 130 GHz; frequency 2.56 THz; frequency 385 GHz; frequency 604 GHz; human skin cell; in vitro skin cell field exposition; Containers; Density measurement; Frequency; Humans; In vitro; Masers; Power measurement; Power system protection; Radiation safety; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009. IRMMW-THz 2009. 34th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5416-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5417-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2009.5324695
