Terahertz Medical Diagnosis, Therapy, Hardware, Materials: Markets, Technology 2026-2046

Table of Contents

1. Executive summary and conclusions

• 1.1 Purpose and scope of this report
• 1.2 Core and peripheral topics involving THz medical and allied technology
• 1.3 Report coverage infogram
• 1.4 Methodology and focus of this analysis
• 1.5 Medically-useful THz characteristics appearing in this report
• 1.6 Healthcare applications of THz technology
• 1.7 Key general conclusions: applications, devices, systems with 11 SWOT appraisals
• 1.8 Four general SWOT appraisals
  • 1.8.1 SWOT appraisal of THz technology
  • 1.8.2 SWOT appraisal of THz use in the medical and allied sectors
  • 1.8.3 SWOT appraisal of THz disease diagnosis and treatment
  • 1.8.4 SWOT appraisal of 6G adding THz, near infrared and visible frequencies
• 1.9 Seven SWOT appraisals of medically-useful THz hardware
  • 1.9.1 SWOT appraisal of THz biosensors
  • 1.9.2 SWOT appraisal of THz medical imaging
  • 1.9.3 SWOT appraisal of THz medical spectroscopy
  • 1.9.4 SWOT appraisal of THz gyrotrons
  • 1.9.5 SWOT appraisal of THz cable waveguides
  • 1.9.6 SWOT appraisal of THz medical lasers
  • 1.9.7 SWOT appraisal for metamaterials, metasurfaces, metadevices
• 1.10 Conclusions concerning THz medical device materials with analysis pie chart, infogram
  • 1.10.1 Five conclusions
  • 1.10.2 Terahertz Gap with useful materials and device capabilities: 3 infograms
  • 1.10.3 Dissipation factor variation for 20 material families 0.1-1THz
  • 1.10.4 Components-in-a-box (discrete boards, antennas etc.) trends to THz smart material integration
• 1.11 THz medical hardware roadmaps: technology, deployment, markets 2026-2046
• 1.12 Market forecasts in 21 lines with tables, graphs and explanation 2026-2046
  • 1.12.1 THz hardware market including medical in six lines $ billion 2026-2046
  • 1.12.2 Medical and allied THz hardware market: spectrometry, imaging, other $ billion 2026-2046
  • 1.12.3 THz Medical and allied hardware value market by four regions 2026-2046
  • 1.12.4 Electromagnetic meta-device market $ billion 2025-2045
  • 1.12.5 Electromagnetic meta-device market $ billion 2025-2046 by application segment
  • 1.12.6 6G RIS value market $ billion: active vs four semi-passive categories by frequency 2026-2046 with explanation

2. Terahertz in context, materials, devices and enabling technologies

• 2.1 Overview
  • 2.1.1 THz definition, characteristics, biological impact, medical, and allied applications
  • 2.1.2 Challenges being overcome, THz gap,, trend to smart materials
• 2.2 Choices of THz material and component
  • 2.2.1 THz generation: challenges, techniques, research advances 2025-6
  • 2.2.2 THz detection and tuning materials and devices
  • 2.2.3 Low-loss THz dielectrics: permittivity and dissipation factor vs THz frequency for 20 material families
• 2.3 Terahertz laminar constructs: antennas, spintronics, plasmonics
  • 2.3.1 Overview with recent examples
  • 2.3.2 Terahertz antennas: challenges, infogram, research advances 2025-6
• 2.4 THz spintronics and plasmonics
• 2.5 Enabling technologies: metamaterials and metasurfaces
  • 2.5.1 Overview
  • 2.5.2 SWOT appraisal for metamaterials and metasurfaces
  • 2.5.3 Research advances 2025-6
• 2.6 THz 2D materials for medical and allied applications
  • 2.6.1 Overview
  • 2.6.2 Research advances 2025-6
• 2.7 THz lasers and other coherent sources
  • 2.7.1 Uniques, medical and allied applications, infogram
  • 2.7.2 Technologies
  • 2.7.3 Materials opportunities
  • 2.7.4 THz laser research advances 2025-6
  • 2.7.5 Chip-scale, electrically-tunable coherent THz source
• 2.8 Refractive THz lenses, quasi-optics for medical imaging, spectroscopy, other

3. THz physiological effects and exposure assessment

• 3.1 Overview
• 3.2 THz physiological effects thermal and non-thermal
• 3.3 Effects of terahertz radiation on neuronal firing characteristics and rodent behavior
• 3.4 THz exposure assessment

4. THz medical diagnosis and treatment

• 4.1 Overview
  • 4.1.1 General
  • 4.1.2 SWOT appraisal of THz disease treatment
• 4.2 THz radiation therapy: rapid research advances 2025-6
  • 4.2.1 General with example of stroke patients
  • 4.2.2 Treating anxiety and neuronal degenerative diseases
  • 4.2.3 THz diagnosis and treatment of head and neck diseases
  • 4.2.4 Neuromodulation technique for intervening or treating neuronal degenerative diseases
  • 4.2.5 Fentanyl overdose reversal
• 4.3 Detection of Bacteremia and In Situ Elimination
• 4.4 Terahertz endoscopy advances through 2025-6
• 4.5 Precise stimulation and wireless control in retinal, cochlear, cardiac implants in 2025
• 4.6 Latest activities of some manufacturers of appropriate THz equipment
  • 4.6.1 TeraSense USA
  • 4.6.2 Teraview UK

5. THz imaging for healthcare

• 5.1 THz imaging basics, medical chemical microscope, super resolution imaging
• 5.2 SWOT appraisal of THz imaging
• 5.3 Other THz imaging advances 2025-6
  • 5.3.1 Nanoscopy
  • 5.3.2 Holography
  • 5.3.3 Terahertz scanning near-field optical microscopy
  • 5.3.4 THz imaging for skin diagnostics
  • 5.3.5 Metasurface-enhanced THz imaging for glioblastoma
  • 5.3.6 Pharmaceutical tablet optimisation
  • 5.3.7 Other relevant research advances not specifically medical at this stage
• 5.4 Ten leading manufacturers of THz imaging systems

6. THz spectroscopy for healthcare

• 6.1 THz spectroscopy and spectrum analysers
  • 6.1.1 Spectroscopy basics
  • 6.1.2 Spectrum analyzers
  • 6.1.3 Example: Trace gas signatures in exhaled breath of a human smoker detected by THz
  • 6.1.4 Example: Terahertz Spectroscopic Analysis in Protein Dynamics
  • 6.1.5 Example: THz spectra of amino acids, biopolymers, serotonin, others
• 6.2 SWOT appraisal of THz medical spectroscopy
• 6.3 THz super-resolution spectroscopy capability, toolkit
  • 6.3.1 Capability
  • 6.3.2 Toolkit
• 6.4 Other THz super-resolution spectroscopy advances through 2025-6
• 6.5 Six THz spectrometer manufacturers

7. THz sensors for healthcare

• 7.1 Basics
  • 7.1.1 Biomimetics, inputs, outputs, anatomy, smart sensors
  • 7.1.2 THz (far infrared) sensors in context of infrared sensors generally
  • 7.1.3 SWOT appraisal of THz biosensors
• 7.2 Some major advances in THz medical and allied sensing
  • 7.2.1 Cancer detection: breast cancer, brain tumour
  • 7.2.2 Blood sugar detection
  • 7.2.3 Illegal drugs and hazardous gases
  • 7.2.4 Pesticide detection in food
  • 7.2.5 Phenylalanine and other amino acids in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics
  • 7.2.6 Ultrasensitive sensing of trace proteins: Serum amyloid AA amyloidosis
  • 7.2.7 Urine bilrubin detection
• 7.3 Other THz sensors for medical and allied applications: many major advances 2025-6

8. THz gyrotrons for medical spectroscopy and manufacture of new medical isotopes

• 8.1 Overview
  • 8.1.1 Uses and benefits
  • 8.1.2 SWOT appraisal of THz gyrotrons
• 8.2 THz gyrotrons for spectroscopy: advances in 2025-6
• 8.3 Other research through 2025-6
• 8.4 SHINE Technologies USA
• 8.5 Kyoto Fusioneering Japan

9. THz waveguides for medical diagnostics, sensing, sample inspection, spectroscopy

• 9.1 Overview
  • 9.1.1 Definition, purpose
  • 9.1.2 Use in medical spectroscopy and exploring biological samples
  • 9.1.3 Basic types of THz waveguides
  • 9.1.4 Materials opportunities
• 9.2 SWOT appraisal of terahertz cable waveguides
• 9.3 Challenges, innovations and other 2025-6 advances
• 9.4 Manufacturing polymer THz waveguides including cable in long reels and 3D printing and 2025-6 advances
• 9.5 Manufacturers and suppliers of medical waveguides or their parts

10. Planned 6G Communication at THz frequencies for healthcare

• 10.1 Overview with SWOT appraisal
• 10.2 Evolution of 6G 2030-2046 and the place of THz
• 10.3 6G may enable genuine Internet of Things benefitting healthcare
  • 10.3.1 Hospital environment, remote healthcare and disaster response improvement
  • 10.3.2 6G architecture and benefits for healthcare including smart hospitals
  • 10.3.3 Mobile health multimedia applications improvement
  • 10.3.4 AI in 6G may enable genuine Internet of Things benefitting healthcare
  • 10.3.5 6G integration of lifestyle and environment in real-time for hyper-personalized medicine
• 10.4 Materials opportunities: Analysis of 245 latest THz and other optical 6G-related research
• 10.5 Printing options for 6G hardware by frequency of operation
• 10.6 Other 6G Communications THz research advances through 2025-6
• 10.7 ZTE China