The effect of free-electron laser pulse structure on mid-infrared soft-tissue ablation: Ablation metrics

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1871-1883

  Mackanos, Mark A ^a   Kozub, John A ^b   Jansen, E Duco ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

FREE-ELECTRON LASER PULSE; MICROPULSES; MID-INFRARED RADIATION; SOFT TISSUE;

FREE ELECTRON LASERS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; FREE ELECTRON LASER; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER; LASER SURGERY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANIMAL; ELECTRON; EVALUATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; SKIN;

ANIMALS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRONS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT; MICE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; SKIN;

EID: 22844435219     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/8/016     Document Type: Article

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