Shi Shenggan, Yuan Shuqin, Zhou Jun, Jiang Peidu
Department of Pharmacy, Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
iScience. 2023 Jun 7;26(7):107060. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107060. eCollection 2023 Jul 21.
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.
太赫兹(THz)辐射是指介于红外线和毫米波之间的电磁波。在过去三十年中,太赫兹技术在医学诊断和生物医学应用方面展现出了巨大潜力。因此,探索太赫兹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,太赫兹辐射已被证明能够诊断和治疗多种头颈疾病。在本综述中,我们主要讨论太赫兹波的生物学特性以及太赫兹技术的临床应用,重点关注太赫兹技术在头颈疾病(脑癌、下咽癌、口腔疾病、甲状腺结节、阿尔茨海默病、眼部疾病和中耳炎)方面的研究进展。同时也突出并提出了太赫兹技术在头颈疾病中的未来应用前景。