Laser-Tissue Interactions Fundamentals and Applications /

• Main Author: Niemz, Markolf H. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 4th ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Surgery.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Quantum optics.; Manufactures.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Quantum Optics.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes.

Laser-Tissue Interactions by Prof. Dr. Markolf H. Niemz (Heidelberg University) has become the standard reference book in this fast growing field. It addresses basic concepts such as optical and thermal tissue properties, hard and soft tissue ablation, and photobiomodulation. Clinical applications a...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Historical Review
• Goal of the Book
• Outlook
• Light and Matter
• Reflection and Refraction
• Absorption
• Scattering
• Turbid Media
• Photon Transport Theory
• Measurement of Optical Tissue Properties
• Questions to Chapter 2
• Interaction Mechanisms
• Photochemical Interaction
• Photothermal Interaction
• Photoablation
• Plasma-Induced Ablation
• Photodisruption
• Questions to Chapter 3
• Medical Applications of Lasers
• Lasers in Ophthalmology
• Lasers in Dentistry
• Lasers in Gynecology
• Lasers in Urology
• Lasers in Neurosurgery
• Lasers in Angioplasty and Cardiology
• Lasers in Dermatology
• Lasers in Orthopedics
• Lasers in Gastroenterology
• Lasers in Otorhinolaryngology and Pulmology
• Questions to Chapter 4
• Laser Safety
• Introduction
• Laser Hazards
• Eye Hazards
• Skin Hazards
• Associated Hazards from High Power Lasers
• Laser Safety Standards and Hazard Classification
• Viewing Laser Radiation
• Eye Protection
• Laser Beam Calculations
• Questions to Chapter 5
• Solutions. .