Photo-thermal therapeutics control technique using terahertz waves

Author

Jeong, Kiyoung ; Huh, Yong-Min ; Kim, Sang-Hoon ; Park, Yeonji ; Oh, Seung Jae ; Son, Joo-Hiuk ; Suh, Jin-Suck

Author_Institution

Nanomedical Nat. Core Res. Center, Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2012

fDate

23-28 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We present a photo-thermal therapeutics control technique using terahertz (THz) imaging technology and an optical beam intensity modulation method. The heat induced in nanoparticle probes under irradiation by a near-infrared beam was monitored using a THz imaging system and was fixed by adjusting the illumination time of the optical beam. The THz-monitored optical beam modulation technique allowed the viability of cells to be controlled.

Keywords

biothermics; cellular biophysics; laser applications in medicine; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; radiation therapy; cell viability control; nanoparticle probes; near infrared beam induced heat; near infrared beam irradiation; optical beam illumination time; optical beam intensity modulation method; photothermal therapeutics control technique; terahertz imaging technology; terahertz waves; Modulation; Monitoring; Optical beams; Plasma temperature; Temperature control; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wollongong, NSW

ISSN

2162-2027

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1598-2

Electronic_ISBN

2162-2027

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380250

Filename

6380250