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

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1885-1899

  Mackanos, Mark A ^a   Kozub, John A ^b   Hachey, David L ^c   Joos, Karen M ^d   Ellis, Darrel L ^b   Jansen, E D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ABSORPTION; HISTOLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEINS;

ABSORPTION BANDS; BRIGHT-FIELD ANALYSIS; FREE-ELECTRON LASER PULSE; THRESHOLD RADIANT EXPOSURE;

FREE ELECTRON LASERS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DYNAMICS; FREE ELECTRON LASER; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSURGERY; SOFT TISSUE; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA; ELECTRON; EVALUATION; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

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

EID: 22844442366     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/8/017     Document Type: Article

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