Spatially selective photocoagulation of biological tissues: Feasibility study utilizing cryogen spray cooling

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 3314-3320

  Anvari, Bahman ^a,e   Tanenbaum, B Samuel ^b   Milner, Thomas E ^a   Tang, Kimberly ^c   Liaw, Lih Huei ^a   Kalafus, Ken ^b   Kimel, Sol ^d   Nelson, J Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^e Department of Engineering Heavy Mudd College   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorodifluoromethane; Confinement; Hemangioma; Infrared radiometry; Laser; Microwave; Thermaldamage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001066551     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003314     Document Type: Article

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