Methods for the reduction of the production of toxic and carcinogenic substances in the laser plume during cutting and evaporation of tissue

Author

Jürgen, Lademann ; Hans-Jürgen, Weigmann ; Hans, Meffert ; Wolfram, Sterrry ; Hans-Dieter, Ließ ; Hansjörg, Albreacht ; Gerhard, Müller

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Phys., Univ. der Bundeswehr Munchen, Neubiberg, Germany

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

20-25 Sep 1995

Firstpage

645

Abstract

Methods for the reduction of harmful substances in the laser smoke produced during laser treatment in medicine are reported. It is concluded that the increase of the oxygen content in the laser tissue interaction zone leads to a significant reduction of harmful components in the laser smoke and to an increase of carbon dioxide emission

Keywords

cutting; evaporation; laser applications in medicine; smoke; surgery; CO₂; O₂; carbon dioxide emission increase; carcinogenic substances; harmful substances reduction methods; laser smoke; laser surgery; laser tissue interaction zone; oxygen content increase; tissue cutting; tissue evaporation; toxic substances; Chemical lasers; Gas lasers; Laser applications; Laser beam cutting; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser surgery; Medical treatment; Metastasis; Production;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2475-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575292

Filename

575292