Abstract
In 2010, the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) was observed (Trainer 2010). Theodore H. Maiman demonstrated the first working ruby laser on May 16, 1960, beating out major competitors such as Bell Labs, IBM, and Siemens. Ironically, his supervisors at Hughes Company were not interested in his research. When the frustrated Maiman left Hughes in 1961 to found his own company, he wryly observed, “A laser is a solution seeking a problem” (Maiman 1960).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Maiman TH (1960) Stimulated optical radiation in ruby. Nature 187:493–494
Rolle A (2003) Laser applications in lung parenchyma surgery. Med Laser Appl 18:271–280
Rolle A, Pereszlenyi A (2005) Laser resection of lung metastasis. Multimedia Manual Cardiothorac Surg. doi:10.1510/mmcts.2004.000570, http://mmcts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/collection/surgery_metastatic_lung
Rolle A, Unsöld E, Ruprecht L, Permanetter W, Frank F (1988) Morphologic aspects of Nd:YAG laser application (wavelengths 1064 nm and 1318 nm on lung tissue). Laser Med Surg 4:10–14
Rolle A, Koch R, Alpard SK, Zwischenberger JB (2002) Lobe-sparing-resection of multiple pulmonary metastases with a new 1318 nm Nd:YAG laser—first 100 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 74:865–869
Rolle A, Pereszlenyi A, Koch R, Richard M, Baier B (2006) Is surgery for multiple lung metastases reasonable? A total of 328 consecutive patients with multiple-laser metastasectomies with a new 1318 nm Nd:YAG laser. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:1236–1242
Trainer M (2010) The 50th anniversary of the laser. World Patent Information 32:326–330
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Rolle, A. (2015). Laser Resection of Metastases. In: Dienemann, H., Hoffmann, H., Detterbeck, F. (eds) Chest Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12044-2_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12044-2_13
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-12043-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-12044-2
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)