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The Laser’s Position in Medicine

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Applied Laser Medicine

Abstract

Lasers are employed in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, analogous to the applications of ultrasound. This similarity extends even further: both modalities must distinguish between pulsed and cw systems operating at various frequencies. With respect to the clinical application of lasers, the following has been proven: it is not sufficient to take into account merely the purely scientific explanation of the laser processes, i.e. the “how?”, nor to distinguish only between the fields of application, the “where”.

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  1. Klinikum Neukölln Klinik für Lasermedizin, Rudower Straße 48, 12351, Berlin, Germany

    H.-Peter Berlien

  2. Laser- und Medizin-Technologie GmbH, Fabeckstraße 60–62, 14195, Berlin, Germany

    Gerhard J. Müller

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Fuchs, B., Berlien, HP., Philipp, C. (2003). The Laser’s Position in Medicine. In: Berlien, HP., Müller, G.J. (eds) Applied Laser Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18979-1_5

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