Optimization of the dosimetry and safety using the holmium laser for urology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3245, Issue , 1997, Pages 110-116

  Van Swol, Christiaan F P ^a   Verdaasdonk, Rudolf M ^a   Zeijlemaker, Bram Y W ^a   Grimbergen, Matthijs C M ^a   Boon, Tom A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DOSIMETRY; FIBER LASERS; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; HOLMIUM; LASER PULSES; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; THERMOANALYSIS; TUMORS; UROLOGY; VAPORIZATION;

HOLMIUM LASERS;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0031290077     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.312277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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