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Applied Laser Medicine

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. H.-Peter Berlien

    1. Klinikum Neukölln Klinik für Lasermedizin, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Gerhard J. Müller

    1. Laser- und Medizin-Technologie GmbH, Berlin, Germany

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  • Book gives an overview on laser hasards as well as present regulations and laws regarding the safe laser use

  • Text includes about 300 line drawings and more than 100 high qualtity photographs

  • Supported by an extensive subject and author register and an exhaustive list of references

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Basic Physics

      • G. Müller
      Pages 3-7

    3. Basic Physics of Lasers

      • K. Dörschel, G. Müller, K. Dörschel, B. Schaldach, N. Müller-Stolzenburg, M. Glotz et al.
      Pages 9-71

    4. Action Mechanisms of Laser Radiation in Biological Tissues

      • A. Roggan, U. Bindig, W. Wäsche, F. Zgoda, R. Steiner, R. Senz et al.
      Pages 73-127

    5. Technical Basics of Medical Laser Systems

      • P. Greve, F. Frank, G. Hauptmann, K.-H. Schönborn, S. Hessel, C. Krampe et al.
      Pages 129-184

  3. Principles of Laser Application in Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. The Laser’s Position in Medicine

      • B. Fuchs, H.-P. Berlien, C.M. Philipp
      Pages 187-197

    3. Fundamentals of Nd:YAG Laser Applications

      • B. Fuchs, H.-P. Berlien, C.M. Philipp, G. Müller
      Pages 199-203

    4. Additional Equipment

      • B. Fuchs, C. Philipp, P. Urban, H.-P. Berlien
      Pages 205-209

    5. Therapeutic Guidelines

      • B. Fuchs, H.-P. Berlien, C.M. Philipp
      Pages 211-234

    6. Laser-Induced Thermotherapy (LITT), Basics

      • Carsten M. Philipp, H.-Peter Berlien
      Pages 235-249

    7. Basics of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)

      • Basil Jamil, H,-Peter Berlien
      Pages 251-288

  4. Areas of Application

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289
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    2. Laser Stereotaxy

      • F. Ulrich, H.-J. Schwarzmaier, W. von Tempelhoff
      Pages 291-298

    3. Laser Applications in Ophthalmology

      • Michael Mrochen, Theo Seiler
      Pages 299-315

    4. Dental Laser Applications: Periodontal Treatment and Intra-Oral Surgery

      • Petra Wilder-Smith
      Pages 317-322

    5. ENT

      • J. A. Werner, W. Steiner, S. Jovanovic, B. Sedlmaier, Jürgen U.G. Hopf, Marietta Hopf
      Pages 323-425

    6. Laser Treatment in Gastroenterology

      • S. Khulusi, N. Krasner
      Pages 427-441

    7. Angiology

      • M. Poetke, D. Scheinert, G. Biamino
      Pages 443-499
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About this book

The history of laser applications in medicine starts al­ In the early 1990s a concerted action program most with the invention of the laser itself. sponsored by the European Commission was carried out in Europe for the dissemination of the safe use of It was only a few months after Maiman's invention lasers in medicine, and in 1996 a similar program was when this new high-intensity light source was used for medical applications. Light as a therapeutic tool developed with Russia. It was this German--Russian had long been used in medicine, especially in oph­ cooperation that led to a Russian version of the Ger­ thalmology and dermatology. Therefore, these disci­ man original loose-leaf handbook. The editors real­ plines were the first to take advantage of this new tool. ized an ever-growing demand for an English version of this handbook, too. Therefore, the editors are very Although the early results were not as promising as grateful to the Springer publishing house for support­ expected, a new field for medical diagnosis and treat­ ment had been defined. Most of the difficulties in the ing the English edition of the German original.

Reviews

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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Klinikum Neukölln Klinik für Lasermedizin, Berlin, Germany

    H.-Peter Berlien

  • Laser- und Medizin-Technologie GmbH, Berlin, Germany

    Gerhard J. Müller

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Applied Laser Medicine

  • Editors: H.-Peter Berlien, Gerhard J. Müller

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18979-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-67005-6Published: 14 March 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62391-2Published: 05 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-18979-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 740

  • Additional Information: Part I of the original German edition published by ecomed Verlagsgesellschaft AG & Co. KG, Landsberg, 1989

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Physics, general, Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Angiology

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