Medical Application of Lasers

Abstract

Medical application of lasers has been rapidly progressive and has become an important field in laser application. The instruments (CO₂ laser scalpel ete.) availing thermal effects have been mainly developed so far. Recently, with the advance of laser techniques, short wavelength lasers are developed and could be put topractical use. The photochemical effects have attracted much interest in medicine and new surgical treatmentsare expected using ultraviolet lasers, tunable lasers, etc.. In this paper, the features and future prospects ofmedical lasers are interpreted.