Investigating the Impact of Synchrotron THz Radiation on the Corneal Hydration Using Synchrotron THz-Far Infrared Beamline
Due to increasing interest in imaging, industrial, and the development of wireless communication operating at THz frequencies, it is crucial to ascertain possible health impacts arising from exposure to THz radiation. This paper reports on the pilot study of transmittance and absorbance spectra of t...
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| description | Due to increasing interest in imaging, industrial, and the development of wireless communication operating at THz frequencies, it is crucial to ascertain possible health impacts arising from exposure to THz radiation. This paper reports on the pilot study of transmittance and absorbance spectra of the porcine cornea following THz frequency irradiation at a synchrotron THz/Far-IR beamline. The exposure period was 4 hours. One cornea was exposed to the radiation, with a second cornea acting as a control. An Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) apparatus was used, and the frequency range of 2.4 to 8 THz was selected to evaluate any changes. It was found that the synchrotron THz radiation intensities are too low to produce induced corneal injury, but may lead to subtle changes in the state of water. Our results suggest that THz spectroscopy is a promising modality for corneal tissue hydration sensing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d820bd70ec344a1a9accb1bb6a253afb2023-11-24T06:45:16ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-10-012221826110.3390/s22218261Investigating the Impact of Synchrotron THz Radiation on the Corneal Hydration Using Synchrotron THz-Far Infrared BeamlineNegin Foroughimehr0Zoltan Vilagosh1Ali Yavari2Andrew Wood3School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaSchool of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaSchool of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaSchool of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, AustraliaDue to increasing interest in imaging, industrial, and the development of wireless communication operating at THz frequencies, it is crucial to ascertain possible health impacts arising from exposure to THz radiation. This paper reports on the pilot study of transmittance and absorbance spectra of the porcine cornea following THz frequency irradiation at a synchrotron THz/Far-IR beamline. The exposure period was 4 hours. One cornea was exposed to the radiation, with a second cornea acting as a control. An Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) apparatus was used, and the frequency range of 2.4 to 8 THz was selected to evaluate any changes. It was found that the synchrotron THz radiation intensities are too low to produce induced corneal injury, but may lead to subtle changes in the state of water. Our results suggest that THz spectroscopy is a promising modality for corneal tissue hydration sensing.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/21/8261terahertz radiationattenuated total reflectiondosimetrysynchrotroncorneal water contentophthalmology |
| spellingShingle | Negin Foroughimehr Zoltan Vilagosh Ali Yavari Andrew Wood Investigating the Impact of Synchrotron THz Radiation on the Corneal Hydration Using Synchrotron THz-Far Infrared Beamline Sensors terahertz radiation attenuated total reflection dosimetry synchrotron corneal water content ophthalmology |
| title | Investigating the Impact of Synchrotron THz Radiation on the Corneal Hydration Using Synchrotron THz-Far Infrared Beamline |
| title_full | Investigating the Impact of Synchrotron THz Radiation on the Corneal Hydration Using Synchrotron THz-Far Infrared Beamline |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the Impact of Synchrotron THz Radiation on the Corneal Hydration Using Synchrotron THz-Far Infrared Beamline |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the Impact of Synchrotron THz Radiation on the Corneal Hydration Using Synchrotron THz-Far Infrared Beamline |
| title_short | Investigating the Impact of Synchrotron THz Radiation on the Corneal Hydration Using Synchrotron THz-Far Infrared Beamline |
| title_sort | investigating the impact of synchrotron thz radiation on the corneal hydration using synchrotron thz far infrared beamline |
| topic | terahertz radiation attenuated total reflection dosimetry synchrotron corneal water content ophthalmology |
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