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Laser medicine is the use of various types of lasers in medical diagnosis, treatment, or therapy. Types of lasers used in medicine include in principle any laser design, but especially:
- CO2 lasers
- diode lasers
- dye lasers
- excimer lasers
- fiber lasers
- gas lasers
- free electron lasers
- optical parametric oscillators
Medical areas that employ lasers include:
- angioplasty[1]
- cancer diagnosis[2] and treatment[3]
- cosmetic applications such as laser hair removal and tattoo removal[1]
- dermatology[1]
- lithotripsy[1]
- mammography[4]
- medical imaging[4]
- microscopy[5][6]
- ophthalmology (includes Lasik and laser photocoagulation)
- optical coherence tomography[7]
- prostatectomy
- surgery[7]
[edit] See also
- Endovenous laser therapy
- Laser-assisted new attachment procedure
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy
- Light therapy
- Low level laser therapy
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Costela A; Garcia-Moreno I; Sastre R (2008). "Medical Applications of Dye Lasers". In Duarte FJ. Tunable Laser Applications (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 227–244. ISBN 1-4200-6009-0.
- ^ Duarte FJ (2008). "Broadly Tunable External-Cavity Semiconductor Lasers". In Duarte FJ. Tunable Laser Applications (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 143–177. ISBN 1-4200-6009-0.
- ^ Goldman L (1990). "Dye Lasers in Medicine". In Duarte FJ; Hillman LM. Dye Laser Principles. Boston: Academic Press. pp. 419–32. ISBN 0-12-222700-X.
- ^ a b Carroll FE (2008). "Pulsed, Tunable, Monochromatic X-rays: Medical and Non-Medical Applications". In Duarte FJ. Tunable Laser Applications (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 281–310. ISBN 1-4200-6009-0.
- ^ Orr BJ; He Y; White RT (2008). "Spectroscopic Applications of Pulsed Tunable Optical Parametric Oscillators". In Duarte FJ. Tunable Laser Applications (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 15–96. ISBN 1-4200-6009-0.
- ^ Thomas JL; Rudolph W (2008). "Biological Microscopy with Ultrashort Laser Pulses". In Duarte FJ. Tunable Laser Applications (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 245–80. ISBN 1-4200-6009-0.
- ^ a b Popov S (2008). "Fiber Laser Overview and Medical Applications". In Duarte FJ. Tunable Laser Applications (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 197–226. ISBN 1-4200-6009-0.
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