Abstract
Medical therapies using lasers typically involve photochemical, thermal or mechanical reactions created through the absorption of light in the treated tissue. Absorption varies with tissue type and is a function of wavelength. During irradiation, absorption may change owing to dehydration, coagulation, carbonization, or ablation which ironically are the desired results of many accepted surgical procedures. The complex interaction of thermal and optical events during irradiation increases the difficulty of achieving successful clinical results.
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van Gemert, M.J.C., Welch, A.J. (1991). Optical and Thermal Modeling of Tissues: Dosimetry. In: Pratesi, R. (eds) Optronic Techniques in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3766-3_4
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