Material ejection in free-running Er:YAG laser ablation of water, liver, and skin

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4961, Issue , 2003, Pages 40-47

  Vogel, Alfred ^a   Kersten, Bram ^a   Apitz, Ingo ^a  

^a MEDICAL LASER CENTER LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablative recoil; Confined boiling; Er:YAG laser; Laser tissue ablation; Liver; Material ejection; Phase explosion; Recoil induced expulsion; Skin; Water

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; Q SWITCHED LASERS; SKIN; TISSUE; WATER;

LASER TISSUE ABLATION; LIVER; MATERIAL EJECTION; PHASE EXPLOSION; RECOIL INDUCED MATERIAL EXPLOSION;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 0344616888     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.477706     Document Type: Conference Paper

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