Laser medicine

Laser medicine is the use of lasers in medical diagnosis, treatments, or therapies, such as laser photodynamic therapy,[1] photorejuvenation, and laser surgery.

The word laser stands for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation".[2]

  1. ^ Duarte F. J.; Hillman, L.W. (1990). Dye Laser Principles, with Applications. Boston: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-222700-X.
  2. ^ "What is a Laser?". NASA Space Place.
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