Abstract
Lasers are finding increasing application in health care because of their special characteristics. The term ‘laser’ is the acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Laser technology produces a highly focussed, high power source of energy that can be converted to heat at a specific target point. Lasers have already been applied in many areas of research, and are now increasinly finding a wide array of applications in many areas of technology. In health care, they have many present and future applications in both diagnosis and therapy.
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© 1988 Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema bv. Utrecht
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Banta, H.D. (1988). Laser technology. In: Anticipating and Assessing Health Care Technology. Scenario Commission on Future Health Care Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2693-6_12
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