Terahertz technology in biology and medicine

By Peter H. Siegel. IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques, 2004

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High-Power Terahertz Generation Using Large-Area Plasmonic Photoconductive Emitters (2015, neutral): “T IME-DOMAIN terahertz spectroscopy systems have provided unique advantages for various applications including chemical identification, material characterization, biological sensing, medical imaging, and security screening [1]–[14].”
Technology, Capabilities, and Performance of Low Power Terahertz Sources (2011, background): “connaissance [13]–[17], medical imaging and DNA sequencing [18]–[21], and even in the world of art—for painting analysis [22].”
Terahertz Band: The Last Piece of RF Spectrum Puzzle for Communication Systems (2019, methodology): “From a medical and biological perspective, Siegel reviewed in [13] the developments observed in THz irradiation and sensing.”
Recent Progress in Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers (2011, positive): “For similar reasons, terahertz imaging can find potential applications in biology and medicine [4], in areas as diverse as cancer research, label-free DNA sensing, and nondestructive evaluation of pharmaceutical products.”
Communications in the 6G Era (2020, neutral): “of cancerous tissue and tooth cavities [36].”