DocumentCode
2709199
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
fYear
2010
fDate
5-10 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Rome
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6655-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612385
Filename
5612385
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