DocumentCode
278486
Title
Near infrared solid state lasers for medical applications
Author
King, T.A. ; Charlton, A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Manchester Univ., UK
fYear
1991
fDate
33403
Firstpage
42552
Lastpage
42557
Abstract
There have however been recent advances in crystal growth techniques and laser development which have allowed several new laser systems to be designed. These new solid state lasers, in particular erbium YAG, holmium YAG and titanium sapphire, which all operate in the near infrared at wavelengths ranging from 650 nm to 3 μm, open up the possibility of new and improved surgical techniques because of the particular interaction of these wavelengths with biological tissue and the pulsed nature of these flashlamp pumped laser systems
Keywords
biomedical equipment; erbium; holmium; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; solid lasers; surgery; titanium; 650 nm to 3 micron; Al2O3:Ti laser; YAG:Er laser; YAG:Ho laser; YAl5O12:Er; YAl5O12:Ho; angioplasty; arthroscopy; dermatology; flashlamp pumped laser systems; lithotripsy; medical applications; near infrared lasers dentistry; ophthalmology; photodynamic therapy; pulsed nature; solid state lasers; surgical techniques;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Techniques and Biomedical Applications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
181794
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