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This handbook is intended for the advanced specialist and for the practitioner interested in the application of lasers in medicine. It provides summaries of all available medical laser systems and their clinical use. The first part introduces basic laser physics, including laser-tissue interactions as well as technical equipment and particular techniques developed for medical use in connection with laser. The second part of the text covers all areas of laser application in medicine and has been written by senior specialists from different countries. The book includes about 300 line drawings, more than 100 high quality photographs, an extensive subject and author register, and an exhaustive list of references.

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Basics: Laser Physics; Laser Types; Effects of Laser Radiation on Biological Tissue; Technical Basics of Medical Systems; Principles of Laser Application in Medicine; Areas of Application: Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Otolaryngology, Gastroenterology, Angiology,Laser Treatment in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, Urology, Orthopaedics, Cardiosurgery, General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Dermatology, Urology, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Gynecology; Laser in Diagnostics; Laser Safety in Medicin;

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From the reviews:

The Industrial Physicist, Oct. 2004: "This book is a must for the practicing physician because it deals with every type of medical laser application. It gathers everything there is to know about lasers in medicine by collecting a large number of case studies presented by specialists from all over the world.....

"This book supplies the clinician and the scientist with technical and medical background ... . is a must for the practicing physician because it deals with every type of medical laser application. ... The book also gives medical doctors a good introduction to laser physics and summarizes all the available laser systems and their medical applications. ... is specifically designed for the medical community, and the experienced medical physicist with a good medical background will also benefit from it." (F. Javier Gonzalez, The Industrial Physicist, October, 2004)

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