Biomedical applications of THz imaging

Author

Wallace, Vincent P. ; Fitzgerald, Anthony J. ; Cole, Bryan C. ; Pye, Richard J. ; Arnone, D.D.

Author_Institution

TeraView LTd., Cambridge, UK

Volume

3

fYear

2004

fDate

6-11 June 2004

Firstpage

1579

Abstract

The technology behind optically-driven terahertz (THz) system is now well developed and commercial applications of this new technology are now beginning to emerge. The terahertz frequency range (0.1 to 10 THz) covers far infrared wavelengths. Terahertz light has the advantages that it is non-ionizing and is not highly scattered like visible and near-infrared light. Terahertz pulsed imaging (TPI) is a reflection imaging method that has been used successfully in the past for non-medical applications. More recently, a portable TPI has been used to image a variety of human tissues, like teeth, skin and breast.

Keywords

biomedical engineering; microwave imaging; 0.1 to 10 THz; THz imaging; biomedical applications; breast tissues; far infrared wavelengths; human tissues; nonionizing light; optically-driven terahertz; reflection imaging; skin tissues; teeth tissues; terahertz light; terahertz pulsed imaging; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency; Humans; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Submillimeter wave technology; Teeth;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2004 IEEE MTT-S International

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8331-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2004.1338881

Filename

1338881