Clinical use of laser-tissue interactions

MJC Van Gemert, AJ Welch - IEEE Engineering in Medicine …, 1989 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The five interaction mechanisms associated with laser treatment of patients are described.
They are the photothermal, photochemical, photoacoustical, photoablative, and …

Laser-tissue interactions. Photochemical, photothermal, and photomechanical.

SL Jacques - The Surgical Clinics of North America, 1992 - europepmc.org
An overview of laser-tissue interactions is presented in terms of the physical mechanisms of
interaction, the time course of tissue response, and the level of biologic structure affected …

Photons, physiatrics, and physicians: a practical guide to understanding laser light interaction with living tissue, part I

JC FISHER - Journal of clinical laser medicine & surgery, 1992 - liebertpub.com
In the past 32 years, lasers have progressed from interesting curiosities to important
instruments in medicine and surgery, with a wide variety of wavelengths and medical<> …

Laser/tissue interaction.

DN Dederich - The Alpha omegan, 1991 - europepmc.org
When laser light impinges on tissue, it can reflect, scatter, be absorbed, or transmit to the
surrounding tissue. Absorption controls to a great degree the extent to which reflection …

Photophysical processes in recent medical laser developments: a review

JL Boulnois - Lasers in medical science, 1986 - Springer
A single diagram, encompassing most medical applications for all types of laser in current
use, forms the basis of this review of recent medical developments. Emphasis is placed on …

Mechanisms of laser-tissue interaction: I. optical properties of tissue

MA Ansari, E Mohajerani - 2011 - sid.ir
Today, LASERS are widely used in biology and medicine, and the majority of health centers
and hospitals utilize modern laser systems for diagnosis and therapy applications …

Laser-tissue interactions

DH Sliney, SL Trokel, DH Sliney, SL Trokel - Medical Lasers and Their …, 1993 - Springer
The safe and effective use of lasers in medicine and surgery requires that the operator
understands the various interactions that occur when laser light is incident upon biological …

How tissue optics affect dosimetry for photochemical, photothermal, and photomechanical mechanisms of laser-tissue interaction

SL Jacques - Recent Advances in the Uses of Light in Physics …, 1992 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The optical properties of tissues determine the penetration into tissue of the radiant energy
from a laser (or other light) source. Subsequently, the laser energy is converted to chemical …

Medical applications of lasers

TF Deutsch - Physics today, 1988 - pubs.aip.org
The use of lasers in medicine began soon after the first ruby laser was invented in 1960. In
recent years the number and variety of applications of lasers to biology and medicine has …

Laser-tissue interactions

EV Ross, N Uebelhoer - Lasers in dermatology and medicine, 2012 - Springer
Light represents one portion of a broader electromagnetic spectrum. 2. Light-tissue
interactions involve the complex topics of tissue optics, absorption, heat generation, and …