Lasers for Medical Applications

Informationen zum Autor Helena Jelinkova is Professor of Applied Physics in the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. Professor Jelínková is internationally renowned for her research on solid state lasers and their applications in such areas as medicine.

Autorentext

H. Jelinkova, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic

Klappentext

This book begins by looking at the response of tissue to laser light. It then outlines the types of laser used in medicine, including solid-state, gas, dye and semiconductor lasers.

Inhalt

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; Laser spectroscopy in medical diagnostics; 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 gynecology; Lasers in otorhinolaryngology (ORL) and head and neck surgery; Lasers in neurology; Lasers in dentistry; Laser in orthopaedic surgery; Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer treatment; Cancer laser therapy using gold nanoparticles; Laser safety: regulations, standards, and guidelines for practice.