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Medical Applications and Biophotonics

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Abstract

Lasers are used in various medical applications both in therapy and diagnosis. Common diagnostic methods including optical tomography, spectroscopy and Doppler velocity measurements largely correspond to the methods which are also employed in other fields such as biophotonics and sensing. Depending on the application domain, different mechanisms of action of the laser radiation are exploited.

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  1. Institut für Optik und Atomare Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Hans Joachim Eichler

  2. Beuth Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany

    Jürgen Eichler

  3. Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Weßling, Germany

    Oliver Lux

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Eichler, H.J., Eichler, J., Lux, O. (2018). Medical Applications and Biophotonics. In: Lasers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 220. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99895-4_24

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