Interaction of holmium laser radiation and cortical bone: Ablation and thermal damage in a turbid medium

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-43

  Barton, T G ^a   Foth, H J ^a   Christ, M ^b   Hormann K ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone ablation; Heat accumulation; Ho:YAG laser; Penetration depth; Thermal damage; Turbid medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002036332     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.000032     Document Type: Article

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