Experimental Study of Nd:YAG laser volatilization

Claire Beacco; Serge R. Mordon; Jean Marc Brunetaud

doi:10.1117/12.147673

7 July 1993 Experimental Study of Nd:YAG laser volatilization

Claire Beacco, Serge R. Mordon, Jean Marc Brunetaud

Proceedings Volume 1882, Laser-Tissue Interaction IV; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147673
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Laser volatilization is a thermal process used for surgical incision and tumoral ablation. This experimental study was carried out with a view to quantify this thermal effect in terms of mass loss and temperature evolution. Three steps have been characterized during tissue removal: they are coagulation, water vaporization and combustion. This study has shown that each effect corresponds to a specific slope on mass loss and temperature evolution curves versus fluence. Those experiments allowed the identification of coefficients of volatilization.

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Claire Beacco, Serge R. Mordon, and Jean Marc Brunetaud "Experimental Study of Nd:YAG laser volatilization", Proc. SPIE 1882, Laser-Tissue Interaction IV, (7 July 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147673

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