Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of skin cancer

Emma Pickwell-Macpherson, Anthony J. Fitzgerald, Philip F. Taday, Btyan E. Cole, Richard J. Pye, Thomas Ha, Michael Pepper, Vincent P. Wallace

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Abstract

Studies in terahertz (THz) imaging1 have revealed a difference between diseased and healthy tissue in the THz regime. Since water has strong absorptions at THz frequencies, a likely contributing factor to the contrast mechanism is variation in water content. We have previously modelled the propagation of a THz waveform through water and normal skin in the time domain. In these preliminary results, we extract the complex dielectric coefficients from THz spectroscopy measurements of diseased tissue and predict the waveform differences which have been seen in THz images of skin cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics
EditorsM. Thumm, W. Wiesbeck
Pages821-822
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventJoint 29th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics (IRMMW 2004 / THz 2004) - Karlsruhe, Germany
Duration: 27 Sept 20041 Oct 2004
Conference number: C04-09-27.7
http://irmmw2004.ihe.uni-karlsruhe.de/mainhome.html

Conference

ConferenceJoint 29th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics (IRMMW 2004 / THz 2004)
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityKarlsruhe
Period27/09/041/10/04
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