Real time THz imaging—opportunities and challenges for skin cancer detection
Hannah Lindley-Hatcher, Rayko I. Stantchev, Xia Chen, A. I. Hernandez-Serrano, Joseph Hardwicke, Emma Pickwell‐MacPherson
Abstract
It was first suggested that terahertz imaging has the potential to detect skin cancer twenty years ago. Since then, THz instrumentation has improved significantly: real time broadband THz imaging is now possible and robust protocols for measuring living subjects have been developed. Here, we discuss the progress that has been made as well as highlight the remaining challenges for applying THz imaging to skin cancer detection.
Topics & Concepts
Terahertz radiationCancer detectionBroadbandSkin cancerInstrumentation (computer programming)Medical imagingCancerMedical physicsOptoelectronicsMaterials scienceMedicineComputer scienceOpticsPhysicsRadiologyOperating systemInternal medicineTerahertz technology and applicationsAllergic Rhinitis and SensitizationPlant and animal studies