Various effects of the CO2 -, the neodymium-yag-, and the argon-laser irradiation on bladder tissue
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
- Vol. 2 (1) , 89-96
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.1900020111
Abstract
Application of lasers as cutting or coagulation instruments is based on the conversion of light energy into heat in the irradiated tissue. The extent and degree of the thermal action depends on the beam geometry and the energy of the incident light, as well as on the optic and thermal properties of the tissue. The extinction behavior in the tissue differs for the various laser systems employed in medicine. A comparison of the effects on bladder tissue of rats and rabbits is made with Neodymium‐YAG laser and the argon and CO2 lasers to demonstrate the advantages of the Neodymium‐YAG laser, especially for the therapeutic irradiation of bladder tumors.Keywords
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