Title :
The future of medical imaging
Author :
Wallace, Vincent P. ; Pickwell-MacPherson, Emma ; Reid, Caroline
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Abstract :
Medical physics is advancing rapidly, making use of many imaging and spectroscopic techniques across the electromagnetic spectrum. There are many cases where the demand for a medical imaging technique that is safe and non-invasive has not been met. Can terahertz meet that need?
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; terahertz wave imaging; noninvasive medical imaging technique; spectroscopic techniques; terahertz medical imaging; Biomedical imaging; Cancer; Humans; Physics; Spectroscopy; Tumors;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612385
