Title :
Evaluation of the electromagnetic hazard of intense THz pulses on neural cells
Author :
Peccianti, M. ; Sadr, M. Seyed ; Sabau, C. ; Sharma, G. ; Blanchard, F. ; Razzari, L. ; Maret, D. ; Sadr, E. Seyed ; Alshami, J. ; Siu, V. ; Gobbi, G. ; Ozaki, T. ; Del Maestro, R. ; Morandotti, R.
Author_Institution :
Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., INRS, Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We present an experimental study on the potential electromagnetic hazard of High field THz broadband pulse on healthy and degenerated neural tissue toward in vivo application of reflective THz time domain spectroscopy.
Keywords :
biological effects of laser radiation; biological effects of microwaves; biological tissues; neurophysiology; terahertz spectroscopy; electromagnetic hazard; intense terahertz pulse; neural cells; neural tissue; reflective terahertz time domain spectroscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Cancer; Cells (biology); EMP radiation effects; Electromagnetic fields; Hazards; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Psychiatry; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
