Abstract
This entry presents mechanisms underlying the use of lasers in biomedicine in detail. Tissue optics and laser irradiation parameters typical for each mechanism are described. Diagnostic as well as therapeutic applications of lasers in biomedicine are briefly reviewed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering Second Edition |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 3221-3227 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351247177 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781439851012 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
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