Comparison of linear polarization degree in health and wounded rat skin

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4433, Issue , 2001, Pages 45-48

  Ribeiro, Martha S ^a   Freitas, Anderson Z ^a   Silva, Daniela F T ^a   Zezell, Denise M ^a   Pellegrini, Cleusa M R ^b   Costa, Fabiano G ^b   Zorn, Telma M T ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Linear polarization degree; Low intensity laser therapy; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUEFIED GASES; NITROGEN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SKIN;

LINEAR POLARIZATION DEGREES; LOW-INTENSITY LASER THERAPY (LILT);

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0035759438     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.446499     Document Type: Article

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