New laser technology and future applications

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-140

  Steiner, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Er:YAG laser; Fluorescence lifetime imaging; Laser ablation; Laser developments; Laser diagnostics; Light propagation; Monte Carlo simulations; Thermal effects

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DENTISTRY; FIBER LASERS; LASER ABLATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ER:YAG LASERS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING; LASER DEVELOPMENTS; PLASTIC FOILS;

LASER DIAGNOSTICS;

EID: 33748505439     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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