Hard tissue ablation with sub-μs CO2 laser pulses with the use of an air-water spray

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4161, Issue , 2000, Pages 46-51

  Ivanenko, Mikhail M ^a   Mitra, Thomas ^a   Hering, Peter ^a  

^a CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Laser ablation; Laser osteotomy; Q switch

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; Q SWITCHED LASERS; Q SWITCHING; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

CORTICAL TISSUE; HEAT DISPERSION; LASER INCISION; LASER OSTEOTOMY; THERMAL NECROSIS; TISSUE PARCHING;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS;

EID: 0034587114     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.409336     Document Type: Conference Paper

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