Ebook: Laser Photobiology and Photomedicine

This volume contains the Proceedings of a two-week course on "Laser Applications to Biology and Medicine" held from September 4 to 16, 1983 in Erice, Italy. This is the 10th annual course of the International School of Quantum Electronics organized under the auspices of the "E. Majorana" Center for Scientific Culture. ,Among the possible approaches to a course on Laser Applications to Biology and Medicine, the one which emphasizes the scientific and technological aspects of the advanced laser techniques when applied to laboratory and clinical tests has been chosen. In fact, it reflects the new policy of the School to stress the advanced scien­ tific and technological achievements in the field of Quantum Elec­ tronics. Accordingly, the Course has given the broadest information on the ultimate performances already achieved and the perspectives of their applications. Because of the great variety of applications of laser in biology, medicine, chemistry, engineering and related branches of science, this school addressed a subject of interdisciplinary interest. The formal sessions have been balanced between tutorial presentations and lectures focusing on unsolved problems and future directions. In addition, wide time has been provided for the par­ ticipants to meet together informally for additional discussions on the forefront of current work. Therefore the character of the Course was a blend of current research and tutorial reviews.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Photobiology and Photomedicine....Pages 3-15
Effects of Lasers on Biologic Tissue: Options for Specificity....Pages 17-27
Interaction of Laser Light with Biological Tissue....Pages 29-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Biological Action of Low-Intensity Monochromatic Light in the Visible Range....Pages 57-66
A Brief Discussion on Problems Arising in the Irradiation of Whole Biological Specimens by Laser Beams....Pages 67-74
Time-Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy: Examples of Applications to Biology....Pages 75-84
Time-Resolved Spectrofluorometry of Melanin in Human Melanoma....Pages 85-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-106
Photophysical Properties of Hematoporphyrin Derivative and Related Components....Pages 107-107
Photoradiation Therapy with Hematoporphyrin as a Selective Technique for the Treatment of Malignant Tumors....Pages 109-115
Front Matter....Pages 117-125
N2 Laser Radiation Effects on Iodoamino Acids....Pages 127-127
The Influence of Oxygen-Radicals on the Mechanisms of Conformational Changes and Denaturation of Haemoglobin Induced by UV Irradiation....Pages 129-144
Aspects of Dermatological Photopathology....Pages 145-149
Phototherapy of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: Physical Aspects....Pages 151-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-208
Five Years of Laser Application in Bronchology (1637 Endoscopic Resections, 921 Patients)....Pages 209-209
Early Experiences with CO2 Laser for the Treatment of Septic Pathology in Neurosurgery: Experimental Models with Other Sources....Pages 211-218
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery by Laser....Pages 219-225
Laser Surgery in Hemophilia....Pages 227-239
Microsurgery by Means of a Nd-YAG Laser....Pages 241-247
Front Matter....Pages 249-258
Laser Dosimetry and Damage Mechanisms: Unresolved Problems....Pages 259-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-270
Safety Aspects of Anterior Segment Laser Photodisrupters....Pages 259-259
Laser Safety in Laser Surgery....Pages 271-273
Laser Safety in the Use of Laser Systems....Pages 275-279
Front Matter....Pages 281-289
Potential Use of Incoherent and Coherent Light-Emitting-Diodes (LEDs) in Photomedicine....Pages 291-291
CO2 Laser Radiation Delivery Systems....Pages 293-308
Optical Fiber Temperature Sensors for Medical Use....Pages 309-315
Back Matter....Pages 317-323
....Pages 325-334