… optical zone depends on the tissue optical properties (absorption and scattering), on the width
of the laser beam, and on the size of pigmented tissue … the size of the optical zone, which …

… applications of laser light interaction with tissue. In recent years, propagation of light in tissue
and … of lasers in medicine. To address these issues, his book is divided into three parts:(1) …

… For example, mouse dermis presented optical parameters of … the optical propagation of the
488-nm line of an argon laser … within the tissue at different times during laser irradiation. In …

… in a biological tissue (slab) irradiated by a laser beam of … thermooptical properties of
the tissue. Detailed consideration is … in the irradiation by the argon-ion and Nd:YAG lasers …

… is governed by heat deposition in the tissue, heat transfer, and temperature-… the laser
irradiation with depth. However, for weakly absorbing tissues, light scattering dominates the optical …

… can show any of incoherent or coherent effects at laser irradiation (Fig. 4.2) [3, 15]. Linear
incoherent effects exist within a wide area of pulse duration and intensities; for long pulses of 1 …

… Optics for laser irradiation of tissue is best described by examining the response of a target
within tissue … Optics for laser irradiation of tissue is best described by examining the response …

… Also, tr is applicable only for speci®c tissue conditions. Tissue optical and thermal properties
may change during the laser pulse and for consecutive pulses due to evaporation and …

… and values of the optical properties of the tissue are necessary to … optical properties that
can be used in the diffusion approximation to compute light distribution in laser irradiated tissue. …

… the laser source, we will describe various laser parameters … of the optical and thermal response
of tissue to laser radiation. … the response of tissue to laser irradiation. Particular emphasis …