Lasers in medical diagnosis and therapy : basics, applications and future prospects / Stephan Wieneke, Christoph Gerhard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wieneke, Stephan, author.

Gerhard, Christoph, 1977- author.

Contributor:

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 5.

IOP expanding physics

Series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology

[IOP release 5]

IOP expanding physics, 2053-2563

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lasers in medicine.

Lasers.

Medical Subjects:

Lasers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2018]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Biography/History:

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stephan Wieneke is a professor for laser-plasma-hybrid technology at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Gottingen, Germany, where he has also taught applied laser medicine since 2004. In the last several years he was further involved in the development and establishment of the new course of study of medical engineering at the university. Professor Wieneke is a member of the German Physical Society, is the editor of a reference book on laser ablation, and has published over 50 articles in optics, laser science and plasma science. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christoph Gerhard is a professor for laser and plasma technology at the Technical University of Applied Sciences of Wildau, Germany and a visiting professor for optical system design at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy. He has published over 60 papers in the fields of optics and laser and plasma technology and authored two textbooks on basics of optics and manufacturing of optical components and systems. Moreover, he is the main editor of a reference book on laser ablation.

Summary:

Lasers in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy provides an overview on medical lasers and laser systems as well as laser applications in medical diagnosis and therapy. Since it was written by physicists, it focusses on the physics and underlying mechanisms of laser diagnosis and therapy and thus initially covers the basics of laser light generation, a selection of the most important laser types and systems commonly used in medicine, and the principles of laser light guidance. The book should be used as a textbook for lectures, practice lessons and for the preparation of exams and addresses students, lecturers, and researchers in the fields of medical engineering and technology, medical physics, medicine and surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, laser physics and development as well as optical engineering. Part of Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology.

Contents:

1. Laser basics

1.1. Generation of laser irradiation

1.2. Lasers and laser types used in medicine

1.3. Laser safety aspects

1.4. Laser basics

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2. Basics of medical laser systems

2.1. General setup of medical laser systems

2.2. Laser beam guidance systems

2.3. Optical terminal units and accessories

2.4. Medical laser systems

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3. Tissue optics and laser-tissue interactions

3.1. Introduction to tissue optics

3.2. Interaction of laser irradiation and biological tissue

3.3. Tissue optics and laser-tissue interactions

4. Lasers in medical diagnosis

4.1. Spectroscopic measurement techniques

4.2. Microscopic measurement techniques

4.3. Wave front sensing

4.4. Optical coherence tomography

4.5. Pulse oximetry

4.6. Synthetic aperture linking

4.7. Optical capnography

4.8. Photoactivation of hematoporphyrin derivative

4.9. Flow cytometry

4.10. Laser-induced fluorescence for early recognition of caries

4.11. Lasers in diagnosis

5. Lasers in medical therapy

5.1. Lasers in orthopaedics

5.2. Lasers in urology

5.3. Lasers in ophthalmology

5.4. Lasers in oncology

5.5. Lasers in cardiology

5.6. Lasers in surgery

5.7. Lasers in dermatology

5.8. Lasers in therapy

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Notes:

"Version: 20180901"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 16, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780750312752

9780750312769

OCLC:

1057327968

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