Laser light delivery systems for medical applications

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 869-894

  Verdaasdonk, Rudolf M ^a   Van Swol, Christiaan F P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENERGY TRANSFER; LASER; LIGHT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASERS; LIGHT; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; OPTICS;

EID: 0030979402     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/5/010     Document Type: Article

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