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UNIT V LASERS IN MEDICINE 9
Introduction, Laser physics, medical lasers, Laser interaction with tissue, application of Lasers in
Diagnosis and Imaging, Laser surgery and therapy, thermal interaction between laser and Tissue.
Integrated laser-fiber systems and their applications in medicine - cardiovascular disease,
Gastroenterology, thoracic surgery, Neurosurgery and Oncology, Laser safety fundamentals
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to
 Design simple electrodes for biopotential measurement
 Design biosensors for any real time problem
 Relate optical properties of tissues for real time problems
 Use different standard laboratory instruments
 Explain special techniques of laser

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Paras N. Prasad, ―Introduction to Biophotonics‖, A. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Publications,
2003
2. Banica F.G., Chemical sensors and biosensors: Fundamentals and applications, Wley 2012
3. Bard A.J., Faulkner, ―Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and
nd
Applications‖, 2 Ed., Wiley, 2001

REFERENCES:
1. Markolf H. Niemz, Laser-Tissue Interaction Fundamentals and Applications, Springer, 2007.
2. Leslie Cromwell, Biomedical Instrumentation and measurement, Prentice hall of India, New
Delhi, 2007.

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