Laser medicine

CW rhodamine dye laser emitting near 590 nm, one typically used in early medical laser systems.

Laser radiation being delivered, via a fiber, for photodynamic therapy to treat cancer.

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, 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]

See also

• Endovenous laser therapy
• Laser-assisted new attachment procedure
• Laser interstitial thermal therapy
• Light therapy
• Low level laser therapy

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ 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. 
4. ^ ^{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. 
5. ^ 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. 
6. ^ 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. 
7. ^ ^{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. 

External links

• World Association for Laser Therapy

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