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Mechanisms for soft-tissue ablation and the development of alternative medical lasers based on investigations with mid-infrared free-electron lasers

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Edwards, GS
Published in: Laser and Photonics Reviews
November 5, 2009

Experimental evidence indicating the potential biomedical advantages of using a Mark-III Free-Electron Laser (FEL) for the ablation of soft tissue were first reported in 1994. Research progress since that time is reviewed, including: 1) successful human surgery using the Mark-III FEL; 2) advances in understanding the physical mechanism for infrared tissue ablation and how these mechanistic features correlate with the preferential ablative properties; 3) the pursuit of table-top, nanosecond-pulsed laser technology that mimics the preferential ablation properties of the Mark-III FEL with the aim of improving clinical acceptance of mid-infrared laser ablation of soft tissue; and 4) current research challenges. © 2009 by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.KGaA, Weinheim.

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Laser and Photonics Reviews

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1863-8899

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1863-8880

Publication Date

November 5, 2009

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3

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6

Start / End Page

545 / 555

Related Subject Headings

  • Optoelectronics & Photonics
  • 5108 Quantum physics
  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0205 Optical Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
 

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Edwards, G. S. (2009). Mechanisms for soft-tissue ablation and the development of alternative medical lasers based on investigations with mid-infrared free-electron lasers. Laser and Photonics Reviews, 3(6), 545–555. https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.200810063
Edwards, G. S. “Mechanisms for soft-tissue ablation and the development of alternative medical lasers based on investigations with mid-infrared free-electron lasers.” Laser and Photonics Reviews 3, no. 6 (November 5, 2009): 545–55. https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.200810063.
Edwards, G. S. “Mechanisms for soft-tissue ablation and the development of alternative medical lasers based on investigations with mid-infrared free-electron lasers.” Laser and Photonics Reviews, vol. 3, no. 6, Nov. 2009, pp. 545–55. Scopus, doi:10.1002/lpor.200810063.
Journal cover image

Published In

Laser and Photonics Reviews

DOI

EISSN

1863-8899

ISSN

1863-8880

Publication Date

November 5, 2009

Volume

3

Issue

6

Start / End Page

545 / 555

Related Subject Headings

  • Optoelectronics & Photonics
  • 5108 Quantum physics
  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 0206 Quantum Physics
  • 0205 Optical Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences