Intricacies of dose in laser phototherapy for tissue repair and pain relief

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-393

  Enwemeka, Chukuka S ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM SPOT SIZE; DETERMINATION ERROR; END-USERS; ENERGY DENSITY; KEY PARAMETERS; LASER PHOTOTHERAPY; NON-CONTACT; OPTICAL DENSITIES; PAIN RELIEF; PHOTOTHERAPY; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; POWER DENSITIES; RADIANT ENERGY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TARGET TISSUES; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT OUTCOMES;

SAILING VESSELS;

ANALGESIA; ENERGY; HUMAN; LASER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION ENERGY; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TISSUE REPAIR;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67650892201     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2009.2503     Document Type: Review

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