Sudden and unpredictable below-surface ablation pattern changes by Co2 laser beams: A qualitative description of five macroscopic cases observed in PMMA with high probability to occur during surgery in low-water-content tissues

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 335-339

  Canestri, Franco ^a  

^a Agilent Technologies Hong Kong Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; IRRADIATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER BEAMS; LASER SURGERY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; ONCOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

PATTERN CHANGES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ACCURACY; BONE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTIN; DEVICE; ENAMEL; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SIMULATION; THERMAL INJURY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036898270     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454702320901125     Document Type: Conference Paper

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