Abstract
Lasers are used in medical applications for a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum: x-ray, ultraviolet (UV), the visible, the near-infrared, and ending, at this time, in the mid-infrared. This wide range of wavelengths must be transmitted from the source (laser) to the target tissue by a flexible device that enables easy manipulation of the laser beam in a medical setting.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Biomedical Photonics |
Subtitle of host publication | Handbook |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 7-1-7-22 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203008997 |
ISBN (Print) | 0849311160, 9780849311161 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Physics and Astronomy