Title :
Thermal elastic shear wave in dermis for diagnosis of superficial tissue damage in radiation therapy
Author :
Chang, ShengYi ; Ho, ChienWa ; Hsieh, Tong-Sheng ; Chou, Chien
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Photonics, Nat. Central Univ., Taoyuan, Taiwan
Abstract :
Thermal elastic shear wave (TESW) propagating in dermis becomes harmonic wave because of partially isotropic and homogeneous conversion induced by ionization radiation damage. The linearity of absorbed dose versus transverse oscillation frequency of TEWS was measured.
Keywords :
biological tissues; dosimetry; elastic waves; ionisation; patient diagnosis; radiation therapy; absorbed dose; dermis; harmonic wave; homogeneous conversion; ionization radiation damage; radiation therapy; superficial tissue damage diagnosis; thermal elastic shear wave; transverse oscillation frequency; Biomedical applications of radiation; Cancer; Dermis; Frequency; Ionizing radiation; Laser beams; Polarization; Thermal engineering; Tissue damage; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5219968
