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| Basics of Lasers | |
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| Laser Principles | |
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| Laser Materials | |
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| Pump Sources | |
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| Resonators | |
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| Major Types of Lasers | |
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| Medical Lasers | |
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| Measuring Laser Power | |
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| Focusing Laser Energy | |
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| Basics of Fiber Optics | |
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| Optical Materials | |
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| The Future of Medical Lasers and Fiber Optics | |
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| References | |
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| Optical and Thermal Response of Tissue to Laser Radiation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Optical Response Of Tissue | |
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| Thermal Response | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Dosimetry and Thermal Monitoring | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Optical Dosimetry | |
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| Thermal Dosimetry | |
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| Radiologic Imaging Methods | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Uses and Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Cells and Tissues | |
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| Introduction to Ultraviolet Radiation | |
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| A Division of the Ultraviolet for Photobiological Studies | |
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| UV Sources | |
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| Absorption of Ultraviolet | |
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| Direct vs. Indirect Effects of UV | |
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| Action Spectroscopy: Effect as a Function of lambda | |
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| Effects of UV on Cells | |
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| Complex Responses of Tissues | |
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| Repair | |
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| General Effects | |
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| A Perfect Laser for UV Photobiological Studies | |
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| Useful Review Texts | |
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| References | |
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| The Physics of Ultraviolet Laser Ablation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Deposition of Ultraviolet Radiation in Organic Materials | |
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| Target Decomposition | |
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| The Ablation Plume | |
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| Repetitive Irradiation | |
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| References | |
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| Tissue Diagnostics Using Lasers | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Light Interaction with Tissue | |
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| Spectroscopic Diagnostics of Malignant Tumors | |
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| Spectroscopic Diagnostics of Atherosclerotic Plaque | |
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| Light Scattering and Tissue Transillumination | |
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| Outlook | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Low-Power Laser Effects | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Primary and Secondary Mechanisms of the Action of Monochromatic Visible and Near Infrared Radiation on Cells | |
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| Explanation of Controversies and Limitations of Low-Power Laser Effects on Cellular Level | |
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| Clinical Applications of Low-Power Laser Effects | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Therapeutic and Diagnostic Application of Lasers in Ophthalmology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Ocular Anatomy and Physiology | |
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| Transmission and Absorptive Properties of Ocular Tissues | |
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| Photothermal Laser Applications | |
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| Photodisruptive Laser Applications | |
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| Photochemical Laser Applications: Photoablation and Photodynamic Therapy | |
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| Diagnostic Laser Applications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Cardiovascular Applications of Lasers | |
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| Introduction | |
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| History | |
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| Anatomy and Pathology | |
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| Physics | |
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| Angioplasty | |
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| Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMLR) | |
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| Other Surgical Applications of Lasers in Cardiology | |
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| Aids to Welding: Tissue Solders | |
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| References | |
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| Lasers in Photodynamic Therapy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Tissue Optical Properties, Photobleaching, and Light Delivery Systems | |
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| PHOTOFRIN PDT for Superficial Bladder Cancer | |
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| PHOTOFRIN PDT in the Treatment of Endobronchial Lung Cancer | |
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| PHOTOFRIN PDT in Gynecologic Malignancies | |
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| PHOTOFRIN PDT in Head and Neck Cancer | |
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| PHOTOFRIN PDT in Gastrointestinal Cancer | |
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| PHOTOFRIN PDT for Intraoperative Abdominal or Thoracic PDT | |
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| PHOTOFRIN for Intraoperative PDT in the Treatment of Intracranial Tumors | |
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| PHOTOFRIN PDT in the Treatment of Ocular Cancer | |
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| PHOTOFRIN PDT in the Treatment of Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Tumors | |
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| New Photosensitizers for PDT | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |