Download or read book Optical- Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue written by Ashley J. Welch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this text, scientists provide a detailed description of the physical events that occur when light interacts with tissue. Their work emphasizes the optical response of tissue during treatment procedures or diagnostic applications of laser light. Supported by numerous illustrations, chapters present methods for estimating tissue optical properties from measurements of reflection and transmission in addition to methods for measuring temperature, thermal properties and rate constants. A discussion on the applications of optical and thermal tissue interactions to various medical problems is included.