Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Washington, DC
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The various physical mechanisms associated with tissue ablation using pulsed lasers are reviewed. Possible advantages of particular laser characteristics and irradiation conditions are discussed with emphasis on reducing collateral damage to surrounding tissue
Keywords :
biological effects of laser radiation; laser applications in medicine; collateral damage reduction; irradiation conditions; laser characteristics; physical mechanisms; pulsed lasers; surrounding tissue; tissue ablation; Laser ablation; Laser theory; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379056
