LASERS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS. DIAGNOSTICS, THERAPY AND SURGERY

LASERS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS. DIAGNOSTICS, THERAPY AND SURGERY

Editorial:
WOODHEAD PUBLISHING
Año de edición:
Materia
Dermatología
ISBN:
978-0-85709-237-3
Páginas:
832
N. de edición:
1
Idioma:
Inglés
Disponibilidad:
Disponible en 10 días

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275,60 €

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Introduction: The history of lasers in medicine.
Part 1 Laser-tissue interaction: Laser characteristics
• The response of tissue to laser light
• Optical fibers for medical applications.
Part 2 Types of laser used in medicine: Solid-state lasers for medical applications
• Gas lasers for medical applications
• Liquid and solid-state tunable organic dye lasers for medical applications
• Semiconductor lasers for medical applications.
Part 3 Lasers in diagnostics: Optical sources for optical coherence tomography (OCT)
• Laser spectroscopy in medical diagnostics
• Optical biopsy for cancer detection
• Time-resolved fluorescence polarization spectroscopy and optical imaging of smart receptor-targeted contrast agents in tissues for cancer detection.
Part 4 Laser therapy and surgery: Laser therapy in ophthalmology
• Lasers in dermatology
• Lasers in cardiology
• Lasers in urology
• Lasers in gynecology
• Lasers in otorhinolaryngology (ORL) and head and neck surgery
• Lasers in neurology
• Lasers in dentistry
• Laser in orthopaedic surgery
• Cancer laser therapy using gold nanoparticles
• Hybrid laser technology for biomaterials
• Laser safety: Regulations, standards, and guidelines for practice
• Photodynamic therapy for human malignancies with superficial and interstitial illumination.

• Describes the interaction of laser light with tissue
• Reviews every type of laser used in medicine: solid state, gas, dye and semiconductor
• Describes the use of lasers for diagnostics

Author
Helena Jelínková, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic