Lasers and photothermal therapy
Lasers and photothermal therapy
Lasers and photothermal therapy
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Photothermal damage<br />
Pulses with repetition rate f<br />
Relaxation time<br />
1<br />
τ =<br />
R<br />
4α<br />
2<br />
κ<br />
κ -10 -3 cm2·s-1<br />
α - 500 cm -1<br />
λ=10.6 µm CO 2<br />
f -1 > τ R = 1 ms<br />
f > 1000 Hz → CW<br />
A.Katzir (1993) <strong>Lasers</strong> <strong>and</strong> Optical Fibers in Medicine.<br />
J.-L.Boulnois (1986) <strong>Lasers</strong> Med. Sci. 1, 47-66.