Optical and thermal response of tissue to laser radiation

Lasers in Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 27-45

  Welch, A J ^a   Gardner, Craig ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Rio Grande Medical Technologies   (United States)

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