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Near‐infrared Raman spectroscopy of human lung tissues: possibility of molecular‐level cancer diagnosis
Author(s) -
Kaminaka Shoji,
Yamazaki Hiroya,
Ito Toshiaki,
Kohda Eiichi,
Hamaguchi Hiroo
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.680
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , infrared , fluorescence , chemistry , photomultiplier , lung cancer , infrared spectroscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , optics , pathology , physics , medicine , chromatography , organic chemistry , detector
A dispersive near‐infrared Raman spectrometer was constructed using a photomultiplier with a new InP/InGaAsP photocathode which is well suited for 1064 nm excitation. Totally fluorescence‐free Raman spectra of normal and cancerous human lung tissues were obtained. The future possibility of Raman spectroscopic cancer diagnosis is discussed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.