Laser Systems for Photobiology and Photomedicine

PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS.- Laser Photomedicine - An Overview: Past, Present, and Future.- Exogenous Chromophores for Laser Non-Surgical Photomedicine.- Modelling and Measurements of Light Propagation in Tissue for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications.- Chemical Laser Interactions with Human Tissues.- SURGICAL AND OPHTHALMOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.- Mid-Infrared Laser Surgery.- The Nd:YAG Laser - Applications in Surgery.- Laser in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology.- First Experience with a Laser Clamp in Neurosurgery.- Excimer Laser Angioplasty in Human Artery Disease.- The Efficiency of Laser Panretinal Photocoagulation for Diabetes.- LOW POWER LASER THERAPY.- Effects of Visible Laser Radiation on Cultured Cells.- Medical Applications of Low Power Lasers in China.- The Use of Low Level Laser Biostimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain Syndromes.- PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY: MECHANISMS AND DOSIMETRY.- Photodynamic Therapy.- Exogenous Chromophores for Laser Photosurgery (PDT).- Endoscopic Photodynamic Therapy: Clinical Aspects.- Targets and Mechanisms of Action Associated with Laser Mediated Photosensitization.- Photodynamic Therapy of Tumors: A Review of PDT Dosimetry.- PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY: EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS.- Photodynamic Therapy Variation in Biological Activities of HPD and Biological Effectiveness with RIF-1.- A Comparison of Laser and Arc-Lamp Spectroscopic Systems for In-Vivo Pharmacokinetic Measurements of Photosensitizers Used in Photodynamic Therapy.- Experiments on Laser Mediated Photosensitization. Preclinical Evaluation of Mono-1-Aspartyl Chlorin e6 (NPe6).- Photodynamic Therapy of Tumors: Definition of PDT Dose and Response.- Laser Excited Fluorescence Lifetimes of Hematoporphyrin IX as a Function of Solution pH: Implication in Photodynamic Therapy.- Biological Applications of Time-Gated Fluorescence Spectroscopy.- Instrumentation for Photodynamic Therapy.- DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION.- The Use of Optical Fibers in Biomedical Sensing.- Laser Holography as a Technique in Experimental Science.- Laser Doppler Flow Measurement for the Evaluation of Cerebral Microcirculation.- LASER SAFETY AND SYSTEM DESIGN.- Safety Issues in Laser Surgery.- Laser Surgery of the Eye: Phototoxicity Concerns.- Surgical Endoscopy Units: Room Installation.- Considerations in the Design of Medical Laser Systems and Instrumentation.- Radiation Safety of Laser Products: European and Italian Requirements.