Lasers and photothermal therapy

Lasers and photothermal therapy Lasers and photothermal therapy

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Photothermal damage Selective photothermolysis (SP) confined damage to the specific tissue structures by regulating pulse duration and repetition rate target 0.1 1-10 100 1000 µm pulse 10 -9 10 -6 10 -3 10 -1 s R.R.Anderson and J.A.Parish (1983) Science 220, 524-527.

Photothermal damage Tissue damage function 63% damage at Ω = 1 ∆E ≈ 290-630 kJ·mol -1 F.C.Henriques, 1947 Ω = A τ denat e − ∆ E RT R.Birngruber, 1985 t pulse ≥τ denat A.Katzir (1993) Lasers and Optical Fibers in Medicine. P.Rol et al. (2000) Graefe’s Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 238, 249-272.

Photothermal damage<br />

Tissue damage function<br />

63% damage at Ω = 1<br />

∆E ≈ 290-630 kJ·mol -1<br />

F.C.Henriques, 1947<br />

Ω<br />

=<br />

A<br />

τ<br />

denat<br />

e<br />

−<br />

∆ E<br />

RT<br />

R.Birngruber, 1985<br />

t pulse ≥τ denat<br />

A.Katzir (1993) <strong>Lasers</strong> <strong>and</strong> Optical Fibers in Medicine.<br />

P.Rol et al. (2000) Graefe’s Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 238, 249-272.

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