Biomedical Applications of Terahertz Spectroscopy: A Brief Review

Journal Article · Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2979307· OSTI ID:21149296

Vargas-Luna, M ^[1]; Huerta-Franco, R ^[2]

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1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidad de Guanajuato, Loma del Bosque 103, Lomas del Campestre CP 37150 Leon Gto. (Mexico)
2. Instituto de Investigaciones sobre el Trabajo, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 530, Lomas del Campestre, CP 37150, Leon Gto. (Mexico)

The Terahertz (THz) window of the electromagnetic spectrum has been partially explored but almost unexploited commercially. In recent years there has been an increased interest and a technological boost in THz research for detection systems, material characterization and imaging. Among many hot topics the researchers are interested in medical applications, and protein characterization. We present a general overview of the field showing some of the handicaps and promises of this region of the electromagnetic spectru000.

• OSTI ID: 21149296
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1032, Issue 1; Conference: 10. Mexican symposium on medical physics, Mexico City (Mexico), 17-19 Mar 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2979307; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
IMAGES
PROTEINS
RADIOTHERAPY
REVIEWS
SPECTROSCOPY
THZ RANGE