太赫兹技术及其在头颈疾病中的应用。
Terahertz technology and its applications in head and neck diseases.
发表日期：2023 Jul 21
作者：
Shenggan Shi, Shuqin Yuan, Jun Zhou, Peidu Jiang
来源：
Alzheimers & Dementia
摘要：
太赫兹（THz）辐射指的是红外和毫米波之间的电磁波。过去三十年来，THz技术在医学诊断和生物医学应用方面展现出了显著的潜力。因此，探索THz波的生物效应已成为生命科学中的一个重要新领域。具体而言，已经证明THz辐射能够诊断和治疗多种头颈疾病。在本综述中，我们主要讨论THz波的生物特性和THz技术的临床应用，重点关注THz技术在头颈疾病（脑癌、喉癌、口腔疾病、甲状腺结节、阿尔茨海默病、眼部疾病和中耳炎）研究进展。我们还强调和提出了THz技术在头颈疾病中的未来应用前景。© 2023作者。
The terahertz (THz) radiation refers to electromagnetic waves between infrared and millimeter waves. THz technology has shown a significant potential for medical diagnosis and biomedical applications over the past three decades. Therefore, exploring the biological effects of THz waves has become an important new field in life sciences. Specifically, THz radiation has been proved to be able to diagnose and treat several head and neck diseases. In this review, we primarily discuss the biological characteristics of THz waves and clinical applications of THz technology, focusing on the research progress of THz technology in head and neck diseases (brain cancer, hypopharyngeal cancer, oral diseases, thyroid nodules, Alzheimer's disease, eyes diseases, and otitis). The future application perspectives of THz technologies in head and neck diseases are also highlighted and proposed.© 2023 The Author(s).