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Medical Applications of Laser Spectroscopy

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Lasers are finding many applications in medicine and biology. While most laser use focuses on the heat generation of the laser beam interacting with tissue, spectroscopic aspects play a more dominating part in a number of emerging applications. Tumour-seeking agents, such as hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD), in combination with laser radiation provide new possibilities for cancer tumour detection and treatment. The fluorescence emission from tissue irradiated with UV light can be used for tumour localization. Natural tissue fluorescence as well as fluorescence due to injected HPD can be utilized. Results from studies on animals and from clinical applications are reported. The use of fluorescence for identifying atherosclerotic plaque in human vessels is illustrated. Spectroscopic analysis of the laser-induced plasma obtained when a high-power, pulsed laser beam interacts with tissue is also discussed with applications to plaque removal and laser fragmentation of kidney- and gall-stones.

Avdelning/ar

Publiceringsår

1989

Språk

Engelska

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Physica Scripta

Volym

1989

Issue

T26

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

IOP Publishing

Ämne

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0031-8949