2013
1. Introduction: the history of lasers in medicine
Part I Laser–tissue interaction
2. Laser characteristics
3. The response of tissue to laser light
4. Optical fi bers for medical applications
Part II Types of laser used in medicine
5. Solid- state lasers for medical applications
6. Gas lasers for medical applications
7. Liquid and solid- state tunable organic dye lasers for medical applications
8. Semiconductor lasers for medical applications
Part III Lasers in diagnostics
9. Optical sources for optical coherence tomography (OCT)