Journal of Medical Physics and Applied Sciences

Impact of Physics on Medical Sciences and Applications: Lasers and Nanotechnology

This review article focuses on the latest advances in medical sciences that followed recent developments in physics. The focus here will be on the developments in those disciplines of physics namely; lasers and nanotechnology that are related to the research at the Laboratory of Lasers and New Materials (LLNM) of Cairo University and have direct connection to the field of Medical Physics. Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has proven to be a powerful technique as a rapid and accurate tool for the identification and the analysis of microorganisms and human clinical specimens. It was applied in (LLNM) for the diagnosis and classification of liver cancer. New short wave length laser lines have been identified in (LLNM) which are important for the development of X-ray lasers that will have great impact on medical sciences and applications. Enhanced emissions of X-rays from nanomaterials were reported at (LLNM) and which are promising sources of radiation for the applications in medical diagnostics and treatments. The recent developments in lasers and nanotechnology have revolutionized both the research in biomedical science and the methods for medical diagnostics and treatments.

Author(s):

Tharwat M. El-Sherbini

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